County risk assessment map

Using the latest developments in artificial intelligence, combined with the USDA’s Cropland Data Layer (geo-referenced, crop-specific data produced using satellite imagery), AHA’s unique map provides in-depth deforestation risk data at county level.

For each U.S. county across 33 states, the AHA assessment identifies the percentage of hardwood forest area potentially converted to agricultural land between 2020 and 2024 and classifies counties as follows:

Negligible risk – deforestation confirmed as less than 0.5% over the four-year period (0.125% average per year).

Unspecified risk – deforestation possibly more than 0.5%. Further assessment using the Expert Eye tool is needed before negligible risk can be confirmed.

Specified risk – deforestation confirmed as more than 0.5% following further assessment.

States with very little or no commercial hardwood sawlog production have not been assessed.

Later in 2025 a further four assessed states will be added to the map [Connecticut, Kansas, New Jersey & Rhode Island]. This will increase coverage of American hardwood production to 99.9% of national annual sawlog harvest.

Subscribers to the full platform are able to connect this data with their export consignments as well as accessing legality risk data at state level.

For more detailed information on deforestation risk, view our annual risk assessment report.

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