Oceania vs Zambia: Forest land — Area

Oceania
183,898 1000 ha
in 2025
Zambia
44,874 1000 ha
in 2025
Oceania rank
20th
Zambia rank
19th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Oceania
  • Zambia
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k199020072025

How they compare

Oceania currently reports 183,898 1000 ha against 44,874 1000 ha in Zambia, a difference of 139,024 1000 ha.

That makes Oceania's figure about 4.1 times Zambia's.

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

Oceania ranks 20th and Zambia ranks 19th of 36 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Oceania Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 183,801 1000 ha 47,251 1000 ha 136,550 1000 ha Oceania
2000s 182,182 1000 ha 46,893 1000 ha 135,289 1000 ha Oceania
2010s 182,246 1000 ha 45,958 1000 ha 136,287 1000 ha Oceania
2020s 183,600 1000 ha 45,117 1000 ha 138,483 1000 ha Oceania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Oceania or Zambia?
Oceania, at 183,898 1000 ha against 44,874 1000 ha in Zambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Oceania and Zambia?
139,024 1000 ha, with Oceania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Oceania and Zambia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Oceania and Zambia rank globally for forest land — area?
Oceania ranks 20th 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.