Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Zambia
Zambia: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 53,850 hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
53,850 hectares
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
118th
of 185 countries
All-time high
56,890 hectares
in 1990
All-time low
53,850 hectares
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Zambia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 53,850 hectares for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Zambia peaked at 56,890 hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 53,850 hectares, in 2025.
Zambia ranks 118th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Zambia, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 56,890 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 56,847 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 56,804 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 56,761 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 56,718 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 56,675 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 56,632 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 56,589 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 56,546 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 56,503 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 56,460 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 56,418 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 56,376 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 56,334 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 56,292 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 56,250 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 56,208 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 56,166 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 56,124 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 56,082 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 56,040 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 55,834 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 55,628 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 55,422 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 55,216 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 55,010 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 54,894 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 54,778 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 54,662 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 54,546 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 54,430 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 54,314 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 54,198 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 54,082 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 53,966 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 53,850 hectares | -0.2% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 53,850 hectares is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 118,396 hectares, 45% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 53,850 hectares is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 112,210 hectares, 48% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56,696 hectares | 56,503 hectares | 56,890 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 56,271 hectares | 56,082 hectares | 56,460 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 55,203 hectares | 54,546 hectares | 56,040 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 54,140 hectares | 53,850 hectares | 54,430 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Zambia?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Zambia was 53,850 hectares 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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 56,890 hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 53,850 hectares in 2025.
- How does Zambia rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Zambia ranks 118th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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