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 31 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.
Primary Forest — Area in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 171,132 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 170,549 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 169,966 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 169,382 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 168,799 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 168,215 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 167,632 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 167,048 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 166,465 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 165,881 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 165,298 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 164,578 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 163,858 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 163,138 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 162,418 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 161,698 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 160,978 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 160,259 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 159,539 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 158,819 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 158,099 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 157,148 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 156,196 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 155,245 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 154,294 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 153,343 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 152,898 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 152,454 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 152,010 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 151,566 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 151,121 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 150,691 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 150,262 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 149,832 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 149,402 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 148,972 1000 ha | -0.3% |
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
More environment data for Middle Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.38 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.198 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 139.79 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 122.87 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 16.92 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 3,754 m3 (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 31 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.