Environment in United States 836 indicators covering environment for United States. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Chemical wood pulp, sulphite — Export quantity 35,789 t 2024 down 23.9% 3rd Chemical wood pulp, sulphite — Export value 17,511 1000 USD 2024 down 24.1% 4th Freshwater Fish — Feed 0 1000 t 2023 — 8th Mechanical and semi-chemical wood pulp — Production 2.91 million t 2024 down 47.2% 2nd Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan 68.6% 2025 up 0.7% 46th Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, unbleached (1961-2016) — Export quantity 23,395 t 2016 up 64.5% 2nd Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, unbleached (1961-2016) — Export value 8,702 1000 USD 2016 up 77.6% 2nd Malnutrition: Number of children who are wasted 18,790 2022 down 69.3% 74th Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends 68.9% 2021 — 9th Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends 39,274 2021 — 24th Final energy consumption - Regions — Biofuels and waste 978,285 Gigawatt hours 2022 up 18.2% 1st Freshwater - abstractions — Public water supply 23,340 Cubic metres 2020 up 15.7% 1st Freshwater Fish — Seed 0 1000 t 2023 down 100.0% 1st Freshwater Fish — Residuals 0 1000 t 2023 — 1st Household and ambient air pollution attributable DALYs 1.75 million 2019 down 11.3% 13th Wastewater - connection rates to treatment — Public total treatment 75.5 Percentage of population 2012 up 0.1% 22nd Lake water quality turbidity 9.5% 2021 — 103rd Lake water quality trophic state 2.6% 2021 — 25th Chemical wood pulp, sulphite — Production 138,000 t 2024 down 36.3% 11th Share of forest with a long-term management plan 68.6% 2025 up 0.7% 43rd Annual forest expansion 815,360 hectares per year 2020 up 196.5% 3rd Share of annual global forest expansion 15.2% 2020 up 268.0% 3rd Cropland area actually irrigated — Area 20,402 1000 ha 2024 down 4.6% 2nd Intensity of use of forest resources — Gross Increment 1.07 million Cubic metres 2022 down 5.4% 1st Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted 0.1% 2022 down 66.7% 84th Children moderately or severely wasted 18.8 2022 down 69.3% 63rd Municipal waste recycled 62.68 million 2018 up 11.5% 2nd Perm. meadows & pastures area certified organic — Area 1,153 1000 ha 2024 up 23.6% 3rd Total amount donated for biodiversity conservation in developing countries 1.49 billion millions of constant united states dollars 2024 down 7.2% 3rd Hazardous waste generated 34.90 million 2019 down 1.2% 5th Hazardous waste generated, per capita 103.33 2019 down 9.9% 40th Municipal waste recycled 62.68 million tonnes 2018 up 11.5% 2nd Recovered post-consumer wood — Production 5.39 million t 2024 up 0.5% 6th Municipal waste generated 265.22 million 2018 up 15.7% 1st Recovered post-consumer wood — Import quantity 84,840 t 2024 up 1,735.6% 6th Recovered post-consumer wood — Import value 25,336 1000 USD 2024 up 2,766.1% 4th Municipal waste treated by type of treatment 22.58 million 2018 up 12.6% 1st Paper and paperboard — Capacity 69.47 million t 2026 down 7.4% 1st Proportion of municipal waste recycled 23.6% 2018 down 3.6% 34th Electronic waste collected 3.90 million 2018 up 27.2% 2nd Proportion of municipal waste treated, by type of treatment 8.5% 2018 down 2.7% 36th Other paper and paperboard — Capacity 61.83 million t 2026 down 2.3% 1st Electronic waste collected, per capita 11.94 2018 up 20.4% 20th Household and sanitary papers — Capacity 8.00 million t 2026 down 2.9% 1st Farm buildings and Farmyards — Area 13,232 1000 ha 2024 up 3.9% 1st Graphic papers — Capacity 7.64 million t 2026 down 34.8% 2nd Packaging paper and paperboard — Capacity 50.38 million t 2026 down 8.5% 1st Wood pulp for paper and paperboard — Capacity 44.34 million t 2026 down 12.5% 1st Electronic waste generated 9.17 million 2018 up 12.7% 3rd Electronic waste generated, per capita 28.06 2018 up 6.7% 5th Perm. meadows & pastures area actually irrig. — Area 918.93 1000 ha 2024 down 41.2% 2nd Waste - Electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or WEEE) — Waste 8.5 Kilogrammes per person 2018 up 11.7% 3rd Treatment of hazardous waste 1.46 million tonnes 2019 down 19.1% 15th Total official development assistance for biodiversity, by donor 1,488 2024 down 7.2% 3rd Municipal waste recycling rate 25.68 Percentage 2014 up 12.3% 17th Electronic waste recycling rate 42.5% 2018 up 12.9% 37th ← Previous Page 14 of 14