Western Asia vs Zambia: Net Forest conversion — Area
Western Asia
8.22 1000 ha
in 2025
Zambia
97.15 1000 ha
in 2025
Western Asia rank
25th
Zambia rank
23rd
Net Forest conversion — Area over time
- Western Asia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 97.15 1000 ha against 8.22 1000 ha in Western Asia, a difference of 88.93 1000 ha.
That makes Zambia's figure about 11.8 times Western Asia's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
Western Asia ranks 25th and Zambia ranks 23rd of 31 groups.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Western Asia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2664 1000 ha | 35.8 1000 ha | 35.53 1000 ha | Zambia |
| 2000s | 2.91 1000 ha | 35.8 1000 ha | 32.89 1000 ha | Zambia |
| 2010s | 11.43 1000 ha | 129.26 1000 ha | 117.83 1000 ha | Zambia |
| 2020s | 9.53 1000 ha | 94.15 1000 ha | 84.62 1000 ha | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net forest conversion — area, Western Asia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 97.15 1000 ha against 8.22 1000 ha in Western Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net forest conversion — area between Western Asia and Zambia?
- 88.93 1000 ha, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Western Asia and Zambia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Western Asia and Zambia rank globally for net forest conversion — area?
- Western Asia ranks 25th and Zambia ranks 23rd of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Net Forest conversion — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).