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.
| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Djibouti | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Egypt, Arab Rep. | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Libya | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Tunisia | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| Burundi | 10.8 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 9.6 | 10.2 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.9 |
| Comoros | 24.8 | 22.4 | 21.2 | 20.0 | 19.8 | 19.6 | 19.3 | 19.1 | 18.9 | 18.6 | 18.4 | 18.2 | 17.9 | 17.7 | 17.5 | 17.2 |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 66.4 | 63.5 | 62.0 | 60.5 | 60.0 | 59.5 | 59.0 | 58.6 | 58.1 | 57.6 | 57.1 | 56.6 | 56.1 | 55.6 | 55.2 | 54.7 |
| Eritrea | 11.1 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | |
| Ethiopia | 18.5 | 16.1 | 15.8 | 15.7 | 15.6 | 15.6 | 15.5 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.3 | 15.3 | 15.2 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.0 | |
| Kenya | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Madagascar | 23.5 | 22.4 | 22.0 | 21.6 | 21.6 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 21.4 | 21.4 | 21.4 | 21.4 | 21.3 | 21.3 |
| Malawi | 37.1 | 32.7 | 30.5 | 28.2 | 27.8 | 27.3 | 26.9 | 26.4 | 26.0 | 25.6 | 25.1 | 24.7 | 24.2 | 23.8 | 23.3 | 22.9 |
| Mauritius | 20.2 | 20.7 | 19.8 | 18.9 | 19.2 | 19.2 | 19.2 | 19.2 | 19.2 | 19.2 | 19.4 | 19.4 | 19.4 | 19.4 | 19.4 | 19.5 |
| Rwanda | 12.8 | 11.6 | 11.2 | 10.7 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.3 |
| Seychelles | 73.3 | 73.3 | 73.3 | 73.3 | 73.3 | 73.3 | 73.3 | 73.3 | 73.3 | 73.3 | 73.3 | 73.3 | 73.3 | 73.3 | 73.3 | 73.3 |
| Somalia | 13.2 | 12.0 | 11.4 | 10.8 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.3 |
| Sudan | 10.6 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.6 | |||||
| Eswatini | 26.8 | 27.5 | 27.9 | 28.2 | 28.3 | 28.4 | 28.4 | 28.5 | 28.6 | 28.6 | 28.7 | 28.8 | 28.9 | 28.9 | 29.0 | 29.1 |
| Uganda | 17.9 | 15.8 | 14.8 | 13.7 | 13.5 | 13.3 | 13.1 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 12.5 | 12.3 | 12.1 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 11.5 | 11.2 |
| Zambia | 63.8 | 63.3 | 63.1 | 62.8 | 62.6 | 62.3 | 62.1 | 61.8 | 61.5 | 61.3 | 61.0 | 60.8 | 60.5 | 60.3 | 60.0 | 59.8 |
| Zimbabwe | 48.7 | 47.5 | 46.9 | 46.3 | 46.2 | 46.0 | 45.9 | 45.8 | 45.7 | 45.6 | 45.5 | 45.3 | 45.2 | 45.1 | 45.0 | 44.9 |