Africa Forest Area (%) Ranking (2022)
In 2022, forest area (%) in Africa was highest in Gabon at 91.23%, followed by Equatorial Guinea at 86.69% and Liberia at 78.46%. The average forest area (%) across countries in Africa was 27.11%, the median was 21.72%, and Egypt recorded the lowest forest area (%) at 0.05%, according to the World Bank.
Data is available for the period 1990 to 2022 across 54 countries in Africa.
Frequency : Yearly
| Rank | Country | Current Value ↓ | Previous Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 91.23% | 91.27% | 2022 | |
| 2 | 86.69% | 86.99% | 2022 | |
| 3 | 78.46% | 78.77% | 2022 | |
| 4 | 73.26% | 73.26% | 2022 | |
| 5 | 69.81% | 70.11% | 2022 | |
| 6 | 64.18% | 64.22% | 2022 | |
| 7 | 59.78% | 60.03% | 2022 | |
| 8 | 54.68% | 55.16% | 2022 | |
| 9 | 52.77% | 53.42% | 2022 | |
| 10 | 52.54% | 52.98% | 2022 | |
| 11 | 50.58% | 51.11% | 2022 | |
| 12 | 46.12% | 46.41% | 2022 | |
| 13 | 44.86% | 44.97% | 2022 | |
| 14 | 42.79% | 42.91% | 2022 | |
| 15 | 41.49% | 41.7% | 2022 | |
| 16 | 35.7% | 35.75% | 2022 | |
| 17 | 35.16% | 35.13% | 2022 | |
| 18 | 34.57% | 34.85% | 2022 | |
| 19 | 29.07% | 29% | 2022 | |
| 20 | 26.92% | 27.36% | 2022 | |
| 21 | 26.5% | 26.71% | 2022 | |
| 22 | 24.86% | 25.02% | 2022 | |
| 23 | 23.39% | 23.57% | 2022 | |
| 24 | 22.89% | 23.33% | 2022 | |
| 25 | 22.85% | 23.41% | 2022 | |
| 26 | 22.36% | 22.54% | 2022 | |
| 27 | 22.12% | 22.18% | 2022 | |
| 28 | 21.32% | 21.34% | 2022 | |
| 29 | 19.45% | 19.43% | 2022 | |
| 30 | 17.22% | 17.45% | 2022 | |
| 31 | 14.99% | 15.06% | 2022 | |
| 32 | 14% | 14.03% | 2022 | |
| 33 | 12.91% | 12.89% | 2022 | |
| 34 | 11.49% | 11.42% | 2022 | |
| 35 | 11.33% | 11.33% | 2022 | |
| 36 | 11.27% | 11.23% | 2022 | |
| 37 | 11.25% | 11.45% | 2022 | |
| 38 | 10.9% | 10.9% | 2022 | |
| 39 | 10.89% | 10.89% | 2022 | |
| 40 | 9.64% | 9.74% | 2022 | |
| 41 | 9.29% | 9.41% | 2022 | |
| 42 | 8.67% | 8.69% | 2022 | |
| 43 | 8.21% | 8.57% | 2022 | |
| 44 | 7.89% | 7.98% | 2022 | |
| 45 | 6.34% | 6.34% | 2022 | |
| 46 | 4.54% | 4.53% | 2022 | |
| 47 | 3.25% | 3.34% | 2022 | |
| 48 | 1.14% | 1.14% | 2022 | |
| 49 | 0.83% | 0.82% | 2022 | |
| 50 | 0.83% | 0.84% | 2022 | |
| 51 | 0.29% | 0.3% | 2022 | |
| 52 | 0.26% | 0.25% | 2022 | |
| 53 | 0.12% | 0.12% | 2022 | |
| 54 | 0.05% | 0.05% | 2022 |
Africa Forest Area (%) Ranking (2022) : Definition
Forest Area (%) measures the share of a country's total land area covered by forest, reported as a percentage for the reporting year.