Planted Forest — Area in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Planted Forest — Area was 12,864 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Area in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, planted forest — area in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 12,864 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 12,864 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7,215 1000 ha, in 1990.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 17th of 35 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,588 1000 ha | 7,215 1000 ha | 7,961 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,673 1000 ha | 8,044 1000 ha | 9,301 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,819 1000 ha | 9,440 1000 ha | 11,870 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,477 1000 ha | 12,090 1000 ha | 12,864 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More environment data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Standard Deviation 0.223 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 13.02 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 966,886 1000 ha (2024)
- Aquaculture production 904,662 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 8.80 million metric tons (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.20 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 242.64 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 9.71 million metric tons (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.25 million 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — area in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Planted forest — area in Sub-Saharan Africa was 12,864 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 12,864 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,215 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for planted forest — area?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 17th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan 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.