Naturally regenerating forest β Share in Forest land in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Naturally regenerating forest β Share in Forest land was 97.83 % in 2025. β¬ Flat
Naturally regenerating forest β Share in Forest land in Eastern Africa, 1990β2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for naturally regenerating forest β share in forest land in Eastern Africa is 97.83 %, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest β share in forest land in Eastern Africa peaked at 98.91 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 97.83 %, in 2025.
That places Eastern Africa 16th out of 46 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.84 % | 98.77 % | 98.91 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.67 % | 98.58 % | 98.76 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.2 % | 98 % | 98.56 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.9 % | 97.83 % | 97.97 % | 6 |
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 Β°C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 Β°C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) β Share of GDP US$ 21.2 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) β Annual growth US$ 4.47 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) β Annual growth US$ 11.79 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) β Value US$, 2015 107,047 million USD (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous β Production 10.99 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) β Value US$ 157,643 million USD (2024)
- Wood fuel β Production 326.16 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is naturally regenerating forest β share in forest land in Eastern Africa?
- Naturally regenerating forest β share in forest land in Eastern Africa was 97.83 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest β share in forest land recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 98.91 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest β share in forest land recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.83 % in 2025.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for naturally regenerating forest β share in forest land?
- Eastern Africa ranks 16th out of 46 regions with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest β share in forest land rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 β 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.