Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan was 27.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Sub-Saharan Africa is 27.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 27.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2000.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 22nd out of 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.4% | — |
| 2000 | 14.0% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 17.4% | +24.4% |
| 2015 | 21.1% | +21.5% |
| 2020 | 23.7% | +12.5% |
| 2025 | 27.3% | +14.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.4% | 14.4% | 14.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 14.0% | 14.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 19.2% | 17.4% | 21.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 23.7% | 27.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More environment data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.223 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 305.43 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 904,662 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.29 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 72.81 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Sub-Saharan Africa was 27.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 27.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2000.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 22nd out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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