Eastern Asia vs Zambia: Naturally regenerating forest — Area

Eastern Asia
173,702 1000 ha
in 2025
Zambia
44,820 1000 ha
in 2025
Eastern Asia rank
20th
Zambia rank
19th

Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time

  • Eastern Asia
  • Zambia
50.0k100.0k150.0k199020072025

How they compare

Eastern Asia currently reports 173,702 1000 ha against 44,820 1000 ha in Zambia, a difference of 128,882 1000 ha.

That makes Eastern Asia's figure about 3.9 times Zambia's.

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

Eastern Asia ranks 20th 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 156,842 1000 ha 47,194 1000 ha 109,647 1000 ha Eastern Asia
2000s 163,771 1000 ha 46,837 1000 ha 116,934 1000 ha Eastern Asia
2010s 169,172 1000 ha 45,904 1000 ha 123,269 1000 ha Eastern Asia
2020s 171,947 1000 ha 45,063 1000 ha 126,884 1000 ha Eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Eastern Asia or Zambia?
Eastern Asia, at 173,702 1000 ha against 44,820 1000 ha in Zambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Eastern Asia and Zambia?
128,882 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 naturally regenerating forest — area?
Eastern Asia 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 Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,989 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.