Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Zambia
Zambia: Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 was 44,874 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Zambia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 44,874 1000 ha for forestland — area — fao tier 1 in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Zambia peaked at 47,412 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 44,874 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Zambia 19th out of 239 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47,251 1000 ha | 47,090 1000 ha | 47,412 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 46,893 1000 ha | 46,732 1000 ha | 47,054 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 45,958 1000 ha | 45,439 1000 ha | 46,696 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 45,117 1000 ha | 44,874 1000 ha | 45,360 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 16 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 54,370 1000 ha compare
- 17 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 47,088 1000 ha compare
- 18 Argentina 46,598 1000 ha compare
- 20 United Republic of Tanzania 43,400 1000 ha compare
- 21 Melanesia 39,480 1000 ha compare
- 22 Papua New Guinea 34,029 1000 ha compare
More climate change data for Zambia
- Share co2 vs population 0.6333 (2100)
- Population growth 2.8% (2025)
- Population, total 21.91 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.7% (2025)
- Urban population 10.06 million (2025)
- Urban population 45.9% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 0.565 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 300.84 million (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 0.565 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 0.565 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Zambia?
- Forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Zambia was 44,874 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 47,412 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44,874 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Zambia rank for forestland — area — fao tier 1?
- Zambia ranks 19th out of 239 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1. 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).