Tanzania vs Zambia: Forest area
Tanzania
43.40 million hectares
in 2025
Zambia
44.87 million hectares
in 2025
Tanzania rank
19th
Zambia rank
18th
Forest area over time
- Tanzania
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 44.87 million hectares against 43.40 million hectares in Tanzania, a difference of 1.47 million hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Tanzania ahead.
Tanzania ranks 19th and Zambia ranks 18th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.35 million hectares | 47.25 million hectares | 9.10 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 52.32 million hectares | 46.89 million hectares | 5.43 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 48.23 million hectares | 45.96 million hectares | 2.27 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 44.57 million hectares | 45.12 million hectares | 544,683 hectares | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Tanzania or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 44.87 million hectares against 43.40 million hectares in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Tanzania and Zambia?
- 1.47 million hectares, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Zambia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Tanzania and Zambia rank globally for forest area?
- Tanzania ranks 19th and Zambia ranks 18th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.