Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0214 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Zambia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area (sq. km), per capita in Zambia is 0.0214 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.0609 sq. km per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0214 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Zambia ranks 25th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0609 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0594 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0579 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0565 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0551 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0538 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0524 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0511 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0497 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0483 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.047 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0455 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0441 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0427 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0414 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.04 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0386 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0372 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0359 sq. km per person | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0346 sq. km per person | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0334 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0322 sq. km per person | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0311 sq. km per person | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.03 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0289 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0279 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0269 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.026 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0251 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0243 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0235 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0228 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0221 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0214 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0214 sq. km per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0022 sq. km per person, 9.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0214 sq. km per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.003 sq. km per person, 7.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0545 sq. km per person | 0.0483 sq. km per person | 0.0609 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0407 sq. km per person | 0.0346 sq. km per person | 0.047 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0286 sq. km per person | 0.0243 sq. km per person | 0.0334 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0224 sq. km per person | 0.0214 sq. km per person | 0.0235 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More agriculture & rural data for Zambia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1752 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0008 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.09 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 65.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0411 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 54.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in Zambia?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Zambia was 0.0214 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0609 sq. km per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0214 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Zambia rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Zambia ranks 25th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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.