Eastern Asia vs Zambia: Forest land — Area

Eastern Asia
280,246 1000 ha
in 2025
Zambia
44,874 1000 ha
in 2025
Eastern Asia rank
17th
Zambia rank
19th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Eastern Asia
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Eastern Asia currently reports 280,246 1000 ha against 44,874 1000 ha in Zambia, a difference of 235,372 1000 ha.

That makes Eastern Asia's figure about 6.2 times Zambia's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Eastern Asia has been ahead every year.

Eastern Asia ranks 17th and Zambia ranks 19th of 36 groups.

Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eastern Asia Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 219,279 1000 ha 47,251 1000 ha 172,028 1000 ha Eastern Asia
2000s 240,707 1000 ha 46,893 1000 ha 193,814 1000 ha Eastern Asia
2010s 262,228 1000 ha 45,958 1000 ha 216,270 1000 ha Eastern Asia
2020s 276,205 1000 ha 45,117 1000 ha 231,088 1000 ha Eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Eastern Asia or Zambia?
Eastern Asia, at 280,246 1000 ha against 44,874 1000 ha in Zambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Eastern Asia and Zambia?
235,372 1000 ha, with Eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Asia and Zambia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Eastern Asia and Zambia rank globally for forest land — area?
Eastern Asia ranks 17th and Zambia ranks 19th of 36 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.