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
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.
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 |
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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 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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