Forestland — Area in Zambia
Zambia: Forestland — Area was 44,874 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area 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 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 in Zambia peaked at 47,412 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 44,874 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Zambia 17th out of 223 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.
Forestland — Area in Zambia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 47,412 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 47,376 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 47,340 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 47,305 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 47,269 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 47,233 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 47,197 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 47,161 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 47,126 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 47,090 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 47,054 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 47,018 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 46,982 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 46,947 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 46,911 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 46,875 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 46,839 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 46,803 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 46,768 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 46,732 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 46,696 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 46,508 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 46,320 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 46,132 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 45,943 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 45,755 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 45,676 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 45,597 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 45,518 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 45,439 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 45,360 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 45,263 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 45,166 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 45,069 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 44,971 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 44,874 1000 ha | -0.2% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 44,874 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,192 1000 ha, 14.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 44,874 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,372 1000 ha, 10.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
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
- 14 Colombia 59,457 1000 ha compare
- 14 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 7,728 1000 ha compare
- 15 Argentina 46,598 1000 ha compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 1,054 1000 ha compare
- 16 Central African Republic 45,095 1000 ha compare
- 16 Syrian Arab Republic 527.81 1000 ha compare
- 17 Polynesia 383.8 1000 ha compare
- 18 Papua New Guinea 34,029 1000 ha compare
- 18 Republic of Moldova 370.3 1000 ha compare
- 19 Mozambique 32,243 1000 ha compare
- 19 Micronesia 169.85 1000 ha compare
- 20 Micronesia (Federated States of) 64.57 1000 ha compare
- 20 Sudan (former) 31,559 1000 ha compare
More climate change data for Zambia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 303.19 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,547 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,795 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,752 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 10.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 169.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,153 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,033 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 120.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.67 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area in Zambia?
- Forestland — area 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 recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 47,412 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44,874 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Zambia rank for forestland — area?
- Zambia ranks 17th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area 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. 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).