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Zambia: Forest area (sq. km)

448,743sq km · 2025-1.9% since 2015

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens. Annual figures for Zambia from 1990 to 2025.

19902025

Every year

YearValue (sq km)Note
2025448,742.9
2024449,714.5
2023450,686
2022451,657.6
2021452,629.1
2020453,600.7
2019454,390.8
2018455,180.8
2017455,970.9
2016456,760.9
2015457,551
2014459,432.8
2013461,314.6
2012463,196.4
2011465,078.2
2010466,960
2009467,318
2008467,676
2007468,034
2006468,392
2005468,750
2004469,108
2003469,466
2002469,824
2001470,182
2000470,540
1999470,898
1998471,256
1997471,614
1996471,972
1995472,330
1994472,688
1993473,046
1992473,404
1991473,762
1990474,120

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Forest area (sq. km). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-forest-area (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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