Primary Forest — Area in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Primary Forest — Area was 1,136 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Primary Forest — Area in Northern Africa, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Northern Africa recorded 1,136 1000 ha for primary forest — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Northern Africa peaked at 1,136 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,136 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Northern Africa 28th out of 35 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,136 1000 ha | 1,136 1000 ha | 1,136 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,136 1000 ha | 1,136 1000 ha | 1,136 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,136 1000 ha | 1,136 1000 ha | 1,136 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,136 1000 ha | 1,136 1000 ha | 1,136 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
- 25 Japan 2,974 1000 ha compare
- 26 Sweden 2,096 1000 ha compare
- 27 New Zealand 2,000 1000 ha compare
- 28 Equatorial Guinea 1,945 1000 ha compare
- 29 Chad 1,734 1000 ha compare
- 30 Senegal 1,654 1000 ha compare
- 31 Solomon Islands 1,642 1000 ha 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 primary forest — area in Northern Africa?
- Primary forest — area in Northern Africa was 1,136 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,136 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,136 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Northern Africa rank for primary forest — area?
- Northern Africa ranks 28th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Northern 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.