Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 97.96 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 97.96 % 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 Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 99.02 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 97.96 %, in 2025.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.95 % | 98.87 % | 99.02 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.74 % | 98.62 % | 98.86 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.36 % | 98.17 % | 98.6 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.05 % | 97.96 % | 98.13 % | 6 |
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More environment data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.223 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 305.43 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 904,662 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.29 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 72.81 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Sub-Saharan Africa was 97.96 % 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 99.02 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.96 % in 2025.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan 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.