Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Northern Africa and Western Asia
Northern Africa and Western Asia: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 5.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as a proportion of total land area in Northern Africa and Western Asia is 5.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 5.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2025.
That places Northern Africa and Western Asia 33rd out of 35 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.2% | — |
| 2000 | 5.1% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 5.0% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa and Western Asia
More environment data for Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by 31.4% (2025)
- Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 29.3% (2025)
- Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered 27.2% (2025)
- Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 24.2% (2025)
- Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, by 60.7% (2024)
- Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water 76.2% (2024)
- Proportion of population using basic drinking water services, by 92.2% (2024)
- Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location 91.0% (2024)
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of 77.7% (2023)
- Water Use Efficiency 13.29 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Northern Africa and Western Asia was 5.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2025.
- How does Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 33rd out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Northern Africa and Western Asia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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