Primary Forest — Area in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Primary Forest — Area was 148,972 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Primary Forest — Area in Middle Africa, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Middle Africa recorded 148,972 1000 ha for primary forest — area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Middle Africa peaked at 171,132 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 148,972 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Middle Africa 11th 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 | 168,507 1000 ha | 165,881 1000 ha | 171,132 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 162,058 1000 ha | 158,819 1000 ha | 165,298 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 154,325 1000 ha | 151,566 1000 ha | 158,099 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 150,047 1000 ha | 148,972 1000 ha | 151,121 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 8 Mexico 33,046 1000 ha compare
- 9 Angola 24,663 1000 ha compare
- 10 Melanesia 21,424 1000 ha compare
- 11 Papua New Guinea 19,444 1000 ha compare
- 12 Australia and New Zealand 17,092 1000 ha compare
- 13 Australia 15,092 1000 ha compare
- 14 China 12,953 1000 ha compare
- 14 China, mainland 12,953 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Middle Africa
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 270.89 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.38 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 1.84 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 661,321 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 649,682 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 160,685 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 160,685 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 24.73 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 21.98 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 35,315 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary forest — area in Middle Africa?
- Primary forest — area in Middle Africa was 148,972 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 171,132 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 148,972 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Middle Africa rank for primary forest — area?
- Middle Africa ranks 11th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Primary 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.