Planted Forest — Area in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Planted Forest — Area was 1,216 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Planted Forest — Area in Northern Africa, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Northern Africa recorded 1,216 1000 ha for planted forest — area in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in Northern Africa peaked at 1,887 1000 ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1,174 1000 ha, in 2012.
That places Northern Africa 31st out of 35 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,773 1000 ha | 1,728 1000 ha | 1,818 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,853 1000 ha | 1,828 1000 ha | 1,879 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,326 1000 ha | 1,174 1000 ha | 1,887 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,212 1000 ha | 1,208 1000 ha | 1,216 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
- 28 Belarus 2,265 1000 ha compare
- 29 Republic of Korea 2,260 1000 ha compare
- 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
More environment data for Northern Africa
- 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)
- Country area — Area 789,689 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 787,239 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 218,303 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 218,215 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 27.72 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 19.87 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 43,364 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — area in Northern Africa?
- Planted forest — area in Northern Africa was 1,216 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,887 1000 ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,174 1000 ha in 2012.
- How does Northern Africa rank for planted forest — area?
- Northern Africa ranks 31st out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern 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.