Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Western Africa
Western Africa: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 7.65 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Western Africa, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, planted forest — share in forest land in Western Africa stood at 7.65 %. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Western Africa peaked at 7.65 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.31 %, in 1990.
Western Africa ranks 13th 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 | 2.66 % | 2.31 % | 3.02 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.75 % | 3.11 % | 4.42 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.51 % | 4.57 % | 6.52 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2 % | 6.76 % | 7.65 % | 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 — share in forest land in Western Africa?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Western Africa was 7.65 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 7.65 % in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.31 % in 1990.
- How does Western Africa rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Western Africa ranks 13th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.9%. 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 — 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.