Share of global forest area in Zambia
Zambia: Share of global forest area was 1.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of global forest area in Zambia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 1.1% for share of global forest area 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 of global forest area in Zambia peaked at 1.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2025.
Zambia ranks 18th of 235 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 6 |
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- 21 Mozambique 0.8% compare
More environment data for Zambia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 38.52 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.81 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.21 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 8.56 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0539 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 18.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0026 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0155 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.04 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global forest area in Zambia?
- Share of global forest area in Zambia was 1.1% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global forest area recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of global forest area recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2025.
- How does Zambia rank for share of global forest area?
- Zambia ranks 18th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of global forest area 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.