Forest land — Share in Land area in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Forest land — Share in Land area was 28.49 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Share in Land area in Eastern Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, forest land — share in land area in Eastern Africa stood at 28.49 %. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Eastern Africa peaked at 37.77 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 28.49 %, in 2024.
That places Eastern Africa 18th out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 37.77 % | — |
| 1991 | 37.57 % | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 37.38 % | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 37.18 % | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 36.98 % | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 36.78 % | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 36.59 % | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 36.39 % | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 36.19 % | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 36 % | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 35.8 % | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 35.61 % | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 35.42 % | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 35.22 % | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 34.23 % | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 34.04 % | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 33.85 % | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 33.66 % | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 33.48 % | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 33.29 % | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 33.1 % | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 32.86 % | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 30.66 % | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 30.44 % | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 30.23 % | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 30.01 % | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 29.83 % | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 29.65 % | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 29.47 % | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 29.29 % | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 29.12 % | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 28.97 % | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 28.81 % | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 28.65 % | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 28.49 % | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.88 % | 36 % | 37.77 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.46 % | 33.29 % | 35.8 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.55 % | 29.29 % | 33.1 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.81 % | 28.49 % | 29.12 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 107,047 million USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 97,059 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 4.52 million m3 (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production 17.47 million t (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 11.13 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Eastern Africa?
- Forest land — share in land area in Eastern Africa was 28.49 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 37.77 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.49 % in 2024.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Eastern Africa ranks 18th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Share in 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.