Planted Forest — Area in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Planted Forest — Area was 514.65 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Area in Middle Africa, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for planted forest — area in Middle Africa is 514.65 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in Middle Africa peaked at 514.65 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 330.77 1000 ha, in 2000.
Middle Africa ranks 33rd of 35 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 341.59 1000 ha | 332.74 1000 ha | 350.44 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 334.04 1000 ha | 330.77 1000 ha | 337.31 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 362.44 1000 ha | 338.04 1000 ha | 413.44 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 471.93 1000 ha | 429.21 1000 ha | 514.65 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 30 Australia 2,057 1000 ha compare
- 31 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,049 1000 ha compare
- 32 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1,597 1000 ha compare
- 33 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,559 1000 ha compare
- 34 Myanmar 1,454 1000 ha compare
- 35 Argentina 1,380 1000 ha compare
- 36 Austria 1,313 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Middle Africa
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 270.89 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.38 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 1.84 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 661,321 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 649,682 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 160,685 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 160,685 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 24.73 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 21.98 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 35,315 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — area in Middle Africa?
- Planted forest — area in Middle Africa was 514.65 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 514.65 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 330.77 1000 ha in 2000.
- How does Middle Africa rank for planted forest — area?
- Middle Africa ranks 33rd out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle 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.