Planted Forest — Area in Zambia
Zambia: Planted Forest — Area was 53.85 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Planted Forest — Area in Zambia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 53.85 1000 ha for planted forest — area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in Zambia peaked at 56.89 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 53.85 1000 ha, in 2025.
Zambia ranks 125th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.7 1000 ha | 56.5 1000 ha | 56.89 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.27 1000 ha | 56.08 1000 ha | 56.46 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.2 1000 ha | 54.55 1000 ha | 56.04 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.14 1000 ha | 53.85 1000 ha | 54.43 1000 ha | 6 |
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More environment data for Zambia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 4.06 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 155.89 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 922 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 26.9 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 83.89 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 20,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.17 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 40.49 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 15.94 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 3,800 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — area in Zambia?
- Planted forest — area in Zambia was 53.85 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 56.89 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.85 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Zambia rank for planted forest — area?
- Zambia ranks 125th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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.