Forest Area

Africa Ranking

sq. kmSource: IMF
Current Rank
Country
Value
Latest Reading
Previous Rank
Previous Value
1Democratic Republic of the Congo1261552.4202011272566.1
2Tanzania45745020202462140
3Zambia448140.320203450022.4
4Mozambique367437.620204369661.1
5Gabon23530620205235424.8
6Central African Republic22303020206223330
7Republic of the Congo21946020207219610
8Nigeria216269.520208217902.5
9Cameroon203404.820209203964.8
10Sudan183595.5202010185317.1
11Zimbabwe174445.8202011174906.5
12Ethiopia170685202012171415
13South Africa170500.9202013170864.9
14Botswana152547202014153730
15Mali132960202015132960
16Madagascar124298.1202016124430.3
17Senegal80681.620201781081.6
18Ghana79857.120201879784.8
19Liberia76174.420201976477
20Namibia6638920202067099.1
21Burkina Faso6216420202162664
22Guinea6189020202262290
23Somalia5980020202360567.5
24Morocco57424.920202457320.9
25Chad4313020202544220
26Kenya36110.920202636110.9
27Benin31351.520202731851.5
28Ivory Coast28367.120202829496
29Sierra Leone25348.820202925546.1
30Equatorial Guinea24484.220203024567.8
31Uganda2337920203123791.5
32Malawi2241720203222837
33Guinea-Bissau19800.120203319884.5
34Algeria1949020203419390
35Togo12092.720203512122.3
36Niger1079720203610921.2
37Eritrea10552.620203710584.2
38Tunisia7027.32020387012
39Swaziland4975.62020394963.5
40Mauritania31282020403183
41Burundi2796.42020412796.4
42Rwanda27602020422750
43Gambia2426.72020432484
44Libya21702020442170
45Sao Tome and Principe519202045525.2
46Cape Verde457.2202046454.2
47Egypt449.8202047449.8
48Mauritius387.7202048387.3
49Lesotho345.2202049345.2
50Seychelles337202050337
51Comoros329.2202051333.6
52Djibouti5820205257

Definition of Forest Area

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.

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