Western Africa vs Zambia: Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time
- Western Africa
- Zambia
How they compare
Western Africa currently reports 67,177 1000 ha against 44,820 1000 ha in Zambia, a difference of 22,357 1000 ha.
That makes Western Africa's figure about 1.5 times Zambia's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Western Africa has been ahead every year.
Western Africa ranks 25th and Zambia ranks 22nd of 32 groups.
Western Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Western Africa | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92,772 1000 ha | 47,194 1000 ha | 45,578 1000 ha | Western Africa |
| 2000s | 83,724 1000 ha | 46,837 1000 ha | 36,888 1000 ha | Western Africa |
| 2010s | 75,025 1000 ha | 45,904 1000 ha | 29,121 1000 ha | Western Africa |
| 2020s | 68,858 1000 ha | 45,063 1000 ha | 23,795 1000 ha | Western Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Western Africa or Zambia?
- Western Africa, at 67,177 1000 ha against 44,820 1000 ha in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Western Africa and Zambia?
- 22,357 1000 ha, with Western Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Western Africa and Zambia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Western Africa and Zambia rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Western Africa ranks 25th 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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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.