Forest land — Area in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Forest land — Area was 30,793 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Area in Northern Africa, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Northern Africa is 30,793 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Northern Africa peaked at 44,066 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 30,793 1000 ha, in 2025.
Northern Africa ranks 31st of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Area in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 44,066 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 43,887 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 43,709 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 43,530 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 43,351 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 43,173 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 42,994 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 42,816 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 42,637 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 42,458 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 42,280 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 42,110 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 41,940 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 41,770 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 41,600 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 41,430 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 41,261 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 41,091 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 40,921 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 40,751 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 40,581 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 40,410 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 33,094 1000 ha | -18.1% |
| 2013 | 32,918 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 32,742 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 32,567 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 32,390 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 32,213 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 32,036 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 31,860 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 31,683 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 31,505 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 31,327 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 31,149 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 30,971 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 30,793 1000 ha | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43,262 1000 ha | 42,458 1000 ha | 44,066 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 41,515 1000 ha | 40,751 1000 ha | 42,280 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 34,081 1000 ha | 31,860 1000 ha | 40,581 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 31,238 1000 ha | 30,793 1000 ha | 31,683 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
More environment data for Northern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 888,500 t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 701,000 t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 1.10 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 864,000 t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 27.72 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Northern Africa?
- Forest land — area in Northern Africa was 30,793 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 44,066 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,793 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Northern Africa rank for forest land — area?
- Northern Africa ranks 31st out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern 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.