Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Zambia
Zambia: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 60.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Zambia, 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 Zambia is 60.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Zambia peaked at 63.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 60.4%, in 2025.
That places Zambia 33rd out of 219 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 63.8% | — |
| 2000 | 63.3% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 62.8% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 61.5% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 61.0% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 60.4% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.8% | 63.8% | 63.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 63.3% | 63.3% | 63.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 62.2% | 61.5% | 62.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 60.7% | 60.4% | 61.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 30 Slovenia 61.8% compare
- 31 Montenegro 61.5% compare
- 32 Anguilla 61.1% compare
- 34 United States Virgin Islands 59.0% compare
- 35 Costa Rica 58.5% compare
- 36 Brazil 58.2% compare
More environment data for Zambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -3.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0033 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -9.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Zambia?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Zambia was 60.4% 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 63.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.4% in 2025.
- How does Zambia rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Zambia ranks 33rd out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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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