Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Africa
Africa: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 97.87 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Africa, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Africa recorded 97.87 % for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Africa peaked at 98.85 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 97.87 %, in 2025.
That places Africa 11th out of 36 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.78 % | 98.7 % | 98.85 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.56 % | 98.44 % | 98.68 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.25 % | 98.08 % | 98.41 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.95 % | 97.87 % | 98.03 % | 6 |
More environment data for Africa
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.69 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 4.58 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 1.30 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 1.05 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 3.23 kg/ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 3.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 1.19 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.99 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 1.29 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.45 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Africa?
- Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Africa was 97.87 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 98.85 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.87 % in 2025.
- How does Africa rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
- Africa ranks 11th out of 36 groups with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land. 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.