Planted Forest — Area in Africa
Africa: Planted Forest — Area was 14,085 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Area in Africa, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Africa recorded 14,085 1000 ha for planted forest — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in Africa peaked at 14,085 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8,948 1000 ha, in 1990.
Africa ranks 15th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Planted Forest — Area in Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8,948 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 9,041 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 9,134 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 9,227 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 9,320 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 9,413 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 9,506 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 9,599 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 9,691 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 9,784 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 9,877 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 10,022 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 10,168 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 10,313 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 10,458 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 10,604 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 10,749 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 10,894 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 11,040 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 11,185 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 11,330 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 11,500 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 11,670 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 11,840 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 12,010 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 12,180 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 12,405 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 12,629 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 12,854 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 13,078 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 13,302 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 13,459 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 13,616 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 13,772 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 13,929 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 14,085 1000 ha | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,366 1000 ha | 8,948 1000 ha | 9,784 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,531 1000 ha | 9,877 1000 ha | 11,185 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,150 1000 ha | 11,330 1000 ha | 13,078 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,694 1000 ha | 13,302 1000 ha | 14,085 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa
More environment data for Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.32 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.213 °C (2025)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 26.92 million m3 (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 11.21 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 66.41 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 39.12 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production 9.31 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — area in Africa?
- Planted forest — area in Africa was 14,085 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 14,085 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,948 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Africa rank for planted forest — area?
- Africa ranks 15th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Planted Forest — Area. 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.