Forestland — Area in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Forestland — Area was 193,802 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area in Eastern Africa, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded 193,802 1000 ha for forestland — area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area in Eastern Africa peaked at 228,750 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 193,802 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Eastern Africa 16th out of 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 223,376 1000 ha | 218,001 1000 ha | 228,750 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 211,585 1000 ha | 206,364 1000 ha | 216,807 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 204,659 1000 ha | 200,401 1000 ha | 209,434 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 196,517 1000 ha | 193,802 1000 ha | 199,232 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 13 Angola 63,262 1000 ha compare
- 14 Colombia 59,457 1000 ha compare
- 15 Argentina 46,598 1000 ha compare
- 16 Central African Republic 45,095 1000 ha compare
- 17 Zambia 44,874 1000 ha compare
- 18 Papua New Guinea 34,029 1000 ha compare
- 19 Mozambique 32,243 1000 ha compare
More climate change data for Eastern Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 337,539 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 111,806 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 225,733 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 421.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8,062 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 36,052 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 19,110 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 16,942 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 72.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 605.08 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area in Eastern Africa?
- Forestland — area in Eastern Africa was 193,802 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — area recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 228,750 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 193,802 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for forestland — area?
- Eastern Africa ranks 16th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forestland — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).