Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Zambia
Zambia: Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC was 46,671 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Zambia, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2022, tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Zambia stood at 46,671 1000 ha.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Zambia peaked at 47,373 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 46,223 1000 ha, in 2002.
Zambia ranks 15th of 224 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Zambia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 47,373 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 47,373 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 47,372 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 47,228 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 47,172 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 47,082 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 46,836 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 46,482 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 46,269 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 46,230 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 46,223 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 46,268 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 46,315 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 46,388 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 46,563 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 46,674 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 46,746 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 46,827 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 46,825 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 46,831 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 46,833 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 46,848 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 46,868 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 46,868 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 46,945 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 46,976 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 46,940 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 46,835 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 46,789 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 46,762 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 46,671 1000 ha | -0.2% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 46,671 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,523 1000 ha, 18.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 46,671 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,570 1000 ha, 10.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47,114 1000 ha | 46,482 1000 ha | 47,373 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 46,450 1000 ha | 46,223 1000 ha | 46,827 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 46,877 1000 ha | 46,825 1000 ha | 46,976 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 46,741 1000 ha | 46,671 1000 ha | 46,789 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 12 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3,127 1000 ha compare
- 12 Mexico 72,332 1000 ha compare
- 13 Central African Republic 50,794 1000 ha compare
- 13 Timor-Leste 362.66 1000 ha compare
- 14 India 50,437 1000 ha compare
- 14 Polynesia 324.2 1000 ha compare
- 15 Republic of Moldova 301.31 1000 ha compare
- 16 Mozambique 44,995 1000 ha compare
- 16 Syrian Arab Republic 273.67 1000 ha compare
- 17 Papua New Guinea 39,084 1000 ha compare
- 17 Micronesia 61.48 1000 ha compare
- 18 Cameroon 35,626 1000 ha compare
- 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 26.62 1000 ha compare
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 tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Zambia?
- Tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Zambia was 46,671 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 47,373 1000 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 46,223 1000 ha in 2002.
- How does Zambia rank for tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc?
- Zambia ranks 15th out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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, published as part of Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.