Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Africa
Africa: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 2.13 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Africa, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Africa recorded 2.13 % for planted forest — share in forest land in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Africa peaked at 2.13 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.15 %, in 1990.
That places Africa 26th out of 35 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 1.23 % | 1.15 % | 1.3 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.44 % | 1.32 % | 1.56 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.75 % | 1.59 % | 1.92 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.05 % | 1.97 % | 2.13 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa
More environment data for Africa
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.69 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 4.58 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 1.30 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 1.05 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 3.23 kg/ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 3.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 1.19 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.99 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 1.29 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.45 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — share in forest land in Africa?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Africa was 2.13 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.13 % in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.15 % in 1990.
- How does Africa rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Africa ranks 26th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Planted Forest — Share in Forest land. 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.