Share global forest in Zambia
Zambia: Share global forest was 1.08 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
1.08
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
18th
of 235 countries
All-time high
1.11
in 2010
All-time low
1.08
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Zambia, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 1.08 for share global forest in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Zambia peaked at 1.11 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.08, in 2025.
Zambia ranks 18th of 235 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share global forest in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.09 | — |
| 1991 | 1.09 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 1.1 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 1.1 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 1.1 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.1 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.1 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.1 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.11 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.11 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.11 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.11 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.11 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.11 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.11 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.11 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.11 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.11 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.11 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.11 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.11 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.11 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.1 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.1 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.1 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.09 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 1.08 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0941, 11.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 1.08 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1056, 10.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1 | 1.09 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 | 1.11 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 | 1.09 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 15 Venezuela 1.14 compare
- 16 Argentina 1.13 compare
- 17 Central African Republic 1.09 compare
- 19 Tanzania 1.05 compare
- 20 Papua New Guinea 0.8219 compare
- 21 Mozambique 0.7788 compare
More environment data for Zambia
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0007 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.9127 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 26.9 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Zambia?
- Share global forest in Zambia was 1.08 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 in 2010.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 in 2025.
- How does Zambia rank for share global forest?
- Zambia ranks 18th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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