Forest land — Share in Land area in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Forest land — Share in Land area was 49.14 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Share in Land area in Middle Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, forest land — share in land area in Middle Africa stood at 49.14 %. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Middle Africa peaked at 55.8 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 49.14 %, in 2024.
Middle Africa ranks 2nd of 32 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 55.8 % | — |
| 1991 | 55.64 % | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 55.49 % | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 55.33 % | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 55.17 % | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 55.02 % | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 54.86 % | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 54.7 % | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 54.55 % | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 54.39 % | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 54.23 % | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 54.02 % | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 53.8 % | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 53.59 % | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 53.38 % | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 53.16 % | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 52.95 % | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 52.73 % | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 52.52 % | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 52.3 % | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 52.09 % | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 51.81 % | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 51.54 % | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 51.27 % | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 51 % | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 50.72 % | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 50.54 % | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 50.36 % | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 50.17 % | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 49.99 % | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 49.81 % | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 49.64 % | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 49.47 % | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 49.31 % | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 49.14 % | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.1 % | 54.39 % | 55.8 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.27 % | 52.3 % | 54.23 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.95 % | 49.99 % | 52.09 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.47 % | 49.14 % | 49.81 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 1 French Guiana 96.37 % compare
- 2 Micronesia (Federated States of) 92.07 % compare
- 3 Suriname 91.54 % compare
- 4 Gabon 91.44 % compare
- 5 Palau 90.83 % compare
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 — share in land area in Middle Africa?
- Forest land — share in land area in Middle Africa was 49.14 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 55.8 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.14 % in 2024.
- How does Middle Africa rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Middle Africa ranks 2nd out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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 — 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.