Southern Asia vs Zambia: Naturally regenerating forest — Area

Southern Asia
84,716 1000 ha
in 2025
Zambia
44,820 1000 ha
in 2025
Southern Asia rank
23rd
Zambia rank
22nd

Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time

  • Southern Asia
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Southern Asia currently reports 84,716 1000 ha against 44,820 1000 ha in Zambia, a difference of 39,896 1000 ha.

That makes Southern Asia's figure about 1.9 times Zambia's.

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

Southern Asia ranks 23rd and Zambia ranks 22nd of 32 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Southern Asia Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 80,243 1000 ha 47,194 1000 ha 33,049 1000 ha Southern Asia
2000s 82,575 1000 ha 46,837 1000 ha 35,738 1000 ha Southern Asia
2010s 84,057 1000 ha 45,904 1000 ha 38,154 1000 ha Southern Asia
2020s 84,595 1000 ha 45,063 1000 ha 39,532 1000 ha Southern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Southern Asia or Zambia?
Southern Asia, at 84,716 1000 ha against 44,820 1000 ha in Zambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Southern Asia and Zambia?
39,896 1000 ha, with Southern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Southern Asia and Zambia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Southern Asia and Zambia rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
Southern Asia ranks 23rd and Zambia ranks 22nd of 32 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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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
272 places, 9,468 data points, 1990–2025
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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.