Planted Forest — Area in Western Africa
Western Africa: Planted Forest — Area was 5,564 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Area in Western Africa, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, planted forest — area in Western Africa stood at 5,564 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in Western Africa peaked at 5,564 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,298 1000 ha, in 1990.
Western Africa ranks 23rd 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 | 2,527 1000 ha | 2,298 1000 ha | 2,756 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,250 1000 ha | 2,807 1000 ha | 3,692 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,363 1000 ha | 3,791 1000 ha | 4,971 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,338 1000 ha | 5,112 1000 ha | 5,564 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
More environment data for Western Africa
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 486.46 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.53 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 1.68 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 614,753 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 606,405 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 298,420 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 298,420 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 49.21 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 33.2 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 99,061 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — area in Western Africa?
- Planted forest — area in Western Africa was 5,564 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 5,564 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,298 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Western Africa rank for planted forest — area?
- Western Africa ranks 23rd out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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.