Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 189,589 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Eastern Africa, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for naturally regenerating forest — area in Eastern Africa is 189,589 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Eastern Africa peaked at 226,246 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 189,589 1000 ha, in 2025.
Eastern Africa ranks 17th of 36 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 220,785 1000 ha | 215,324 1000 ha | 226,246 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 208,771 1000 ha | 203,432 1000 ha | 214,110 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 200,985 1000 ha | 196,399 1000 ha | 205,706 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 192,386 1000 ha | 189,589 1000 ha | 195,183 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 14 India 59,267 1000 ha compare
- 15 Colombia 58,916 1000 ha compare
- 16 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 54,254 1000 ha compare
- 17 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 45,978 1000 ha compare
- 18 Argentina 45,218 1000 ha compare
- 19 Zambia 44,820 1000 ha compare
- 20 United Republic of Tanzania 42,847 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 4.78 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 147,739 t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 344.61 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 85,775 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 25.02 % (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 5.81 kg/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 12.54 % (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 564,665 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 173,403 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 1.13 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is naturally regenerating forest — area in Eastern Africa?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Eastern Africa was 189,589 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 226,246 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 189,589 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Eastern Africa ranks 17th out of 36 groups with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — 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 Naturally regenerating forest — 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.