Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 5.47 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Southern Africa, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded 5.47 % for planted forest — share in forest land in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Southern Africa peaked at 5.47 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.62 %, in 1990.
That places Southern Africa 18th 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 | 4.75 % | 4.62 % | 4.89 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.03 % | 4.92 % | 5.13 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.25 % | 5.15 % | 5.34 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.42 % | 5.36 % | 5.47 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
More environment data for Southern Africa
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 152.42 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 4.38 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 12.74 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 267,335 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 265,067 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 165,032 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 165,032 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 62.26 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 8.37 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 13,812 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — share in forest land in Southern Africa?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Southern Africa was 5.47 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 5.47 % in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.62 % in 1990.
- How does Southern Africa rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Southern Africa ranks 18th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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.