Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Western Africa
Western Africa: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 92.35 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Western 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 Western Africa is 92.35 %, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Western Africa peaked at 97.69 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 92.35 %, in 2025.
Western Africa ranks 18th of 31 groups on this measure, 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 | 97.34 % | 96.98 % | 97.69 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.25 % | 95.58 % | 96.89 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.49 % | 93.48 % | 95.43 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.8 % | 92.35 % | 93.24 % | 6 |
More environment data for Western Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 18,051 1000 USD (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 221.11 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 221.11 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 20.68 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Western Africa?
- Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Western Africa was 92.35 % 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 Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 97.69 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.35 % in 2025.
- How does Western Africa rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
- Western Africa ranks 18th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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 — 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.