Planted Forest — Area in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Planted Forest — Area was 2,577 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Area in Southern 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 Southern Africa is 2,577 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in Southern Africa peaked at 2,577 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,069 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Southern Africa 27th out of 32 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Planted Forest — Area in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,069 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 2,084 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 2,098 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 2,113 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 2,127 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 2,142 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 2,156 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 2,171 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 2,185 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 2,200 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 2,214 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 2,229 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 2,243 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 2,258 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 2,272 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 2,287 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 2,301 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 2,316 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 2,330 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 2,345 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 2,359 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 2,374 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 2,388 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 2,403 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 2,417 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 2,432 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 2,446 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 2,461 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 2,475 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 2,490 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 2,505 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 2,519 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 2,534 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 2,548 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 2,563 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 2,577 1000 ha | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,134 1000 ha | 2,069 1000 ha | 2,200 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,280 1000 ha | 2,214 1000 ha | 2,345 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,425 1000 ha | 2,359 1000 ha | 2,490 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,541 1000 ha | 2,505 1000 ha | 2,577 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 24 Spain 2,819 1000 ha compare
- 25 Nigeria 2,658 1000 ha compare
- 26 Czechia 2,502 1000 ha compare
- 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
More environment data for Southern Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 7.61 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.282 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.892 °C (2025)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 770,000 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 27.42 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 17.80 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 17.26 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 161,260 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — area in Southern Africa?
- Planted forest — area in Southern Africa was 2,577 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2,577 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,069 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Southern Africa rank for planted forest — area?
- Southern Africa ranks 27th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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.