Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 317,657 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Middle 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 Middle Africa is 317,657 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Middle Africa peaked at 362,175 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 317,657 1000 ha, in 2025.
Middle Africa ranks 14th of 32 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.
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 362,175 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 361,160 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 360,144 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 359,128 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 358,113 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 357,097 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 356,082 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 355,066 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 354,051 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 353,035 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 352,020 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 350,624 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 349,229 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 347,834 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 346,439 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 345,044 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 343,649 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 342,254 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 340,859 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 339,464 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 338,069 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 336,292 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 334,514 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 332,737 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 330,960 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 329,183 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 327,980 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 326,778 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 325,575 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 324,372 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 323,170 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 322,067 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 320,965 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 319,862 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 318,760 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 317,657 1000 ha | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 357,605 1000 ha | 353,035 1000 ha | 362,175 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 345,742 1000 ha | 339,464 1000 ha | 352,020 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 330,646 1000 ha | 324,372 1000 ha | 338,069 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 320,414 1000 ha | 317,657 1000 ha | 323,170 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
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 naturally regenerating forest — area in Middle Africa?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Middle Africa was 317,657 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 362,175 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 317,657 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Middle Africa rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Middle Africa ranks 14th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. 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 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.