Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 29,578 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Northern 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 Northern Africa is 29,578 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Northern Africa peaked at 42,338 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 29,578 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Northern Africa 30th out of 32 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 42,338 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 42,149 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 41,960 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 41,772 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 41,583 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 41,395 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 41,206 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 41,018 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 40,829 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 40,641 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 40,452 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 40,277 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 40,101 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 39,926 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 39,750 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 39,574 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 39,399 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 39,223 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 39,048 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 38,872 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 38,697 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 38,523 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 31,920 1000 ha | -17.1% |
| 2013 | 31,742 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 31,564 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 31,386 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 31,204 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 31,022 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 30,840 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 30,658 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 30,475 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 30,296 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 30,116 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 29,937 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 29,757 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 29,578 1000 ha | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41,489 1000 ha | 40,641 1000 ha | 42,338 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 39,662 1000 ha | 38,872 1000 ha | 40,452 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 32,756 1000 ha | 30,658 1000 ha | 38,697 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,026 1000 ha | 29,578 1000 ha | 30,475 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
More environment data for Northern Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 888,500 t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 701,000 t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 1.10 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 864,000 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is naturally regenerating forest — area in Northern Africa?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Northern Africa was 29,578 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 42,338 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,578 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Northern Africa rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Northern Africa ranks 30th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern 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.