Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0058 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area (sq. km), per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern is 0.0058 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 0.0153 sq. km per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0058 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 15th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0153 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0148 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0144 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0145 sq. km per person | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0141 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0137 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0132 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0129 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0125 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0121 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0117 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0114 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.011 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0107 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0104 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.01 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0097 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0094 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0091 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0088 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0085 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0083 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0085 sq. km per person | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0082 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0079 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0076 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0074 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0071 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0069 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0067 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0065 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0062 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.006 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0058 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0137 sq. km per person | 0.0121 sq. km per person | 0.0153 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0102 sq. km per person | 0.0088 sq. km per person | 0.0117 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0077 sq. km per person | 0.0067 sq. km per person | 0.0085 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0061 sq. km per person | 0.0058 sq. km per person | 0.0065 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
- 12 Congo 0.0354 sq. km per person compare
- 13 Bhutan 0.0347 sq. km per person compare
- 14 Papua New Guinea 0.0344 sq. km per person compare
- 15 Solomon Islands 0.0315 sq. km per person compare
- 16 Belize 0.0302 sq. km per person compare
- 17 New Caledonia 0.0289 sq. km per person compare
- 18 Sweden 0.0266 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Rural population 61.3% (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.613 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 15.4% (2025)
- Rural population 483.55 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.8% (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 209.47 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Africa Eastern and Southern was 0.0058 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0153 sq. km per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0058 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.