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Forest area — Zambia

Forest area in Zambia in 2023 — 442,494 km². Ranked 17 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 6.7%.

2023 442,494 km² −0.42% vs 2022
World rank 17of 213
Period maximum 474,120 km²1990
Period minimum 442,494 km²2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Zambia, 1990–2023440,000450,000460,000470,000480,0001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 474,120 km²1991: 473,762 km²1992: 473,404 km²1993: 473,046 km²1994: 472,688 km²1995: 472,330 km²1996: 471,972 km²1997: 471,614 km²1998: 471,256 km²1999: 470,898 km²2000: 470,540 km²2001: 470,182 km²2002: 469,824 km²2003: 469,466 km²2004: 469,108 km²2005: 468,750 km²2006: 468,392 km²2007: 468,034 km²2008: 467,676 km²2009: 467,318 km²2010: 466,960 km²2011: 465,078 km²2012: 463,196 km²2013: 461,315 km²2014: 459,433 km²2015: 457,551 km²2016: 455,668 km²2017: 453,787 km²2018: 451,905 km²2019: 450,022 km²2020: 448,140 km²2021: 446,258 km²2022: 444,376 km²2023: 442,494 km²
Change over the period: −31,626 (−6.67%) Average annual rate: -0.21 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Zambia

Zambia 442,494 km²
World 40.35M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 6.15M km²
Eastern Africa computed 1.94M km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 5.76M km²
Forest area — Zambia, by year Zambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 442,494 −1,882 −0.42%
2022 444,376 −1,882 −0.42%
2021 446,258 −1,882 −0.42%
2020 448,140 −1,882 −0.42%
2019 450,022 −1,882 −0.42%
2018 451,905 −1,882 −0.41%
2017 453,787 −1,881 −0.41%
2016 455,668 −1,883 −0.41%
2015 457,551 −1,882 −0.41%
2014 459,433 −1,882 −0.41%
2013 461,315 −1,882 −0.41%
2012 463,196 −1,882 −0.4%
2011 465,078 −1,882 −0.4%
2010 466,960 −358 −0.08%
2009 467,318 −358 −0.08%
2008 467,676 −358 −0.08%
2007 468,034 −358 −0.08%
2006 468,392 −358 −0.08%
2005 468,750 −358 −0.08%
2004 469,108 −358 −0.08%
2003 469,466 −358 −0.08%
2002 469,824 −358 −0.08%
2001 470,182 −358 −0.08%
2000 470,540 −358 −0.08%
1999 470,898 −358 −0.08%
1998 471,256 −358 −0.08%
1997 471,614 −358 −0.08%
1996 471,972 −358 −0.08%
1995 472,330 −358 −0.08%
1994 472,688 −358 −0.08%
1993 473,046 −358 −0.08%
1992 473,404 −358 −0.08%
1991 473,762 −358 −0.08%
1990 474,120 — —

Eastern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

TZ Tanzania 443,380 ZM Zambia 442,494 MZ Mozambique 360,265 ZW Zimbabwe 173,064 ET Ethiopia 168,495 MG Madagascar 123,902 SS South Sudan 71,570 SO Somalia 57,498 KE Kenya 36,111 UG Uganda 22,141 MW Malawi 21,157 ER Eritrea 10,458 BI Burundi 2,796 RW Rwanda 2,790 MU Mauritius 389 SC Seychelles 337 KM Comoros 316 DJ Djibouti 60
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About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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