Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Zambia
Zambia: Share of forest with a long-term management plan was 82.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Zambia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of forest with a long-term management plan in Zambia stood at 82.5%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest with a long-term management plan in Zambia peaked at 82.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 69.6%, in 1990.
Zambia ranks 33rd of 131 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 69.6% | — |
| 2000 | 69.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 69.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 69.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 69.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 69.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 69.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 69.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 69.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 82.5% | +18.7% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 82.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.0%, 3.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 82.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.2%, 5.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.6% | 69.6% | 69.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 69.6% | 69.6% | 69.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 69.6% | 69.6% | 69.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 76.1% | 69.6% | 82.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More environment data for Zambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of forest with a long-term management plan in Zambia?
- Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Zambia was 82.5% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 82.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.6% in 1990.
- How does Zambia rank for share of forest with a long-term management plan?
- Zambia ranks 33rd out of 131 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest with a long-term management plan rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest with a long-term management plan. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan (%).