Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Africa
Africa: Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 was 3,188 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Africa, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Africa recorded 3,188 1000 ha for net forest conversion — area — fao tier 1 in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — area — fao tier 1 in Africa peaked at 4,441 1000 ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3,188 1000 ha, in 2021.
Africa ranks 7th of 36 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,504 1000 ha | 3,504 1000 ha | 3,504 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,637 1000 ha | 3,504 1000 ha | 3,652 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,966 1000 ha | 3,451 1000 ha | 4,441 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,232 1000 ha | 3,188 1000 ha | 3,451 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 469 1000 ha compare
- 5 Canada 462.87 1000 ha compare
- 6 Myanmar 320.77 1000 ha compare
- 7 Cambodia 315.9 1000 ha compare
- 8 Peru 305.58 1000 ha compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 285.2 1000 ha compare
- 10 Mozambique 269.03 1000 ha compare
More climate change data for Africa
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 56,867 million t (2025)
- Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 662,630 1000 ha (2025)
- Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — FAO TIER 1 -127,257 kt (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 681,210 kt (2025)
- Carbon stock change in forests — Area — FAO TIER 1 665,818 1000 ha (2025)
- Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest) 553,953 kt (2025)
- Cropland organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 786,147 ha (2024)
- Cropland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 6.54 kt (2024)
- Cropland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 39,499 kt (2024)
- Grassland organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 603,249 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net forest conversion — area — fao tier 1 in Africa?
- Net forest conversion — area — fao tier 1 in Africa was 3,188 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest net forest conversion — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 4,441 1000 ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,188 1000 ha in 2021.
- How does Africa rank for net forest conversion — area — fao tier 1?
- Africa ranks 7th out of 36 groups with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Net Forest conversion — 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).