Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 3.95 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Northern Africa, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for planted forest — share in forest land in Northern Africa is 3.95 %, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Northern Africa peaked at 4.67 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.55 %, in 2012.
That places Northern Africa 21st out of 35 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 4.1 % | 3.92 % | 4.28 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.46 % | 4.32 % | 4.61 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.85 % | 3.55 % | 4.67 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.88 % | 3.81 % | 3.95 % | 6 |
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- 22 Belgium-Luxembourg 58.25 % compare
- 23 Uruguay 57.66 % compare
- 24 Republic of Moldova 56.6 % compare
More environment data for Northern Africa
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 432.96 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.84 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.41 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 789,689 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 787,239 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 218,303 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 218,215 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 27.72 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 19.87 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 43,364 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — share in forest land in Northern Africa?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Northern Africa was 3.95 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 4.67 % in 2011.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.55 % in 2012.
- How does Northern Africa rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Northern Africa ranks 21st out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern 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.