Forest land — Area in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Forest land — Area was 318,172 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Area in Middle Africa, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Middle Africa recorded 318,172 1000 ha for forest land — area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Middle Africa peaked at 362,526 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 318,172 1000 ha, in 2025.
Middle Africa ranks 14th of 32 groups 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 land — Area in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 362,526 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 361,508 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 360,491 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 359,473 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 358,455 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 357,438 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 356,420 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 355,402 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 354,385 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 353,367 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 352,349 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 350,955 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 349,561 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 348,167 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 346,773 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 345,378 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 343,984 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 342,590 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 341,196 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 339,802 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 338,408 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 336,633 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 334,858 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 333,083 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 331,308 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 329,533 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 328,346 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 327,159 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 325,972 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 324,786 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 323,599 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 322,513 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 321,428 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 320,343 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 319,257 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 318,172 1000 ha | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 357,946 1000 ha | 353,367 1000 ha | 362,526 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 346,076 1000 ha | 339,802 1000 ha | 352,349 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 331,009 1000 ha | 324,786 1000 ha | 338,408 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 320,885 1000 ha | 318,172 1000 ha | 323,599 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
More environment data for Middle Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.38 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.198 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 139.79 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 122.87 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 16.92 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 3,754 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Middle Africa?
- Forest land — area in Middle Africa was 318,172 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 362,526 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 318,172 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Middle Africa rank for forest land — area?
- Middle Africa ranks 14th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.