Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 96.05 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Northern Africa, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Northern Africa is 96.05 %, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Northern Africa peaked at 96.45 % in 2012 and was at its lowest, 95.33 %, in 2011.
That places Northern Africa 11th out of 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 96.08 % | — |
| 1991 | 96.04 % | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 96 % | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 95.96 % | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 95.92 % | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 95.88 % | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 95.84 % | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 95.8 % | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 95.76 % | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 95.72 % | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 95.68 % | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 95.65 % | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 95.62 % | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 95.58 % | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 95.55 % | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 95.52 % | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 95.49 % | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 95.46 % | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 95.42 % | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 95.39 % | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 95.36 % | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 95.33 % | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 96.45 % | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 96.43 % | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 96.4 % | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 96.37 % | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 96.34 % | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 96.3 % | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 96.26 % | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 96.23 % | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 96.19 % | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 96.16 % | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 96.13 % | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 96.11 % | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 96.08 % | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 96.05 % | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.9 % | 95.72 % | 96.08 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.54 % | 95.39 % | 95.68 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.15 % | 95.33 % | 96.45 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.12 % | 96.05 % | 96.19 % | 6 |
More environment data for Northern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 864,000 t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 701,000 t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 432.96 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.84 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.41 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Northern Africa?
- Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Northern Africa was 96.05 % 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 Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 96.45 % in 2012.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.33 % in 2011.
- How does Northern Africa rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
- Northern Africa ranks 11th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 — 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.