Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Western Africa
Western Africa: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 67,177 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Western 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 Western Africa is 67,177 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Western Africa peaked at 97,062 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 67,177 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Western Africa 25th out of 36 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 92,772 1000 ha | 88,482 1000 ha | 97,062 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 83,724 1000 ha | 79,920 1000 ha | 87,529 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 75,025 1000 ha | 71,309 1000 ha | 79,074 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 68,858 1000 ha | 67,177 1000 ha | 70,539 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 22 Papua New Guinea 33,970 1000 ha compare
- 23 Mozambique 32,159 1000 ha compare
- 24 Sudan (former) 30,713 1000 ha compare
- 25 Ethiopia 25,779 1000 ha compare
- 26 Myanmar 25,641 1000 ha compare
- 27 Gabon 23,507 1000 ha compare
- 28 Türkiye 22,051 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Western Africa
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 486.46 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.53 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 1.68 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 614,753 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 606,405 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 298,420 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 298,420 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 49.21 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 33.2 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 99,061 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is naturally regenerating forest — area in Western Africa?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Western Africa was 67,177 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 97,062 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 67,177 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Western Africa rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Western Africa ranks 25th out of 36 groups with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western 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.