Western Asia vs Zambia: Forest land — Share in Land area
Forest land — Share in Land area over time
- Western Asia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 60.5 % against 6.84 % in Western Asia, a difference of 53.66 %.
That makes Zambia's figure about 8.8 times Western Asia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
Western Asia ranks 29th and Zambia ranks 32nd of 31 groups.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Western Asia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.06 % | 63.56 % | 57.5 % | Zambia |
| 2000s | 6.35 % | 63.08 % | 56.73 % | Zambia |
| 2010s | 6.59 % | 61.82 % | 55.23 % | Zambia |
| 2020s | 6.78 % | 60.76 % | 53.98 % | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — share in land area, Western Asia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 60.5 % against 6.84 % in Western Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest land — share in land area between Western Asia and Zambia?
- 53.66 %, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Western Asia and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Western Asia and Zambia rank globally for forest land — share in land area?
- Western Asia ranks 29th and Zambia ranks 32nd of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Share in Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.