Forest land — Area in Zambia
Zambia: Forest land — Area was 44,874 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Area in Zambia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 44,874 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 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Zambia peaked at 47,412 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 44,874 1000 ha, in 2025.
Zambia ranks 19th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47,251 1000 ha | 47,090 1000 ha | 47,412 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 46,893 1000 ha | 46,732 1000 ha | 47,054 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 45,958 1000 ha | 45,439 1000 ha | 46,696 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 45,117 1000 ha | 44,874 1000 ha | 45,360 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 16 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 54,370 1000 ha compare
- 17 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 47,088 1000 ha compare
- 18 Argentina 46,598 1000 ha compare
- 20 United Republic of Tanzania 43,400 1000 ha compare
- 21 Melanesia 39,480 1000 ha compare
- 22 Papua New Guinea 34,029 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Zambia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 4.06 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 155.89 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 922 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 26.9 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 83.89 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 20,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.17 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 40.49 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 15.94 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 3,800 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Zambia?
- Forest land — area in Zambia was 44,874 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 47,412 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44,874 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Zambia rank for forest land — area?
- Zambia ranks 19th out of 231 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 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.