Tanzania vs Zambia: Forest area

Tanzania

443,380 sq. km

in 2023

Zambia

442,494 sq. km

in 2023

Tanzania rank

16th

Zambia rank

17th

Forest area over time

Tanzania
Zambia

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 443,380 sq. km against 442,494 sq. km in Zambia, a difference of 886 sq. km.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.

Globally, Tanzania ranks 16th and Zambia ranks 17th of 214 countries.

Individual pages

Forest area in Tanzania
Forest area in Zambia
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Forest area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 261 places, 8,639 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.