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 30th out of 32 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.
Planted Forest — Area in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,728 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 1,738 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 1,748 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 1,758 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 1,768 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 1,778 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 1,788 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 1,798 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 1,808 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 1,818 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 1,828 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 1,833 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1,839 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1,845 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1,850 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1,856 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1,862 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1,867 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1,873 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1,879 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1,884 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1,887 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,174 1000 ha | -37.8% |
| 2013 | 1,176 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,178 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1,181 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,186 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1,192 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1,197 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1,202 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1,208 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1,209 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,211 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,212 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,214 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 1,216 1000 ha | +0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Planted Forest — Area in Northern Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -37.8% | 1,887 1000 ha | 1,174 1000 ha |
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
- 27 Portugal 2,488 1000 ha compare
- 28 New Zealand 2,434 1000 ha compare
- 29 South Africa 2,423 1000 ha compare
- 30 Uzbekistan 2,384 1000 ha compare
- 31 Malaysia 2,359 1000 ha compare
- 32 France 2,356 1000 ha compare
- 33 Belarus 2,265 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Northern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 888,500 t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 701,000 t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 1.10 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 864,000 t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 27.72 % (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 30th out of 32 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.