Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Zambia
Zambia: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area was -0.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Zambia, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Zambia stood at -0.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Zambia peaked at -0.1% in 1991 and was at its lowest, -0.4%, in 2015.
Zambia ranks 176th of 228 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.3% | -0.4% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2% | -0.2% | -0.2% | 6 |
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More environment data for Zambia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 38.52 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.81 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.21 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 8.56 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0539 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 18.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0026 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0155 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.04 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Zambia?
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Zambia was -0.2% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was -0.1% in 1991.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.4% in 2015.
- How does Zambia rank for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Zambia ranks 176th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.