Deforestation statistics for Zambia
Zambia: Demographic data
| Population (2022) | 18,383,955 |
| Annual population growth rate (2022) | 2.90% |
| Population density (people/sq km) | 25 |
| Net migration | -8,000 |
| Fertility rate | 4.7 |
| Median age | 18 |
| Urban population share | 45% |
Zambia: Land cover and land use change data
| Land area (sq km): 743,390 |
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Tree cover (30%) Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 24,050,797 Tree cover extent as % of land area: 32.40% Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 1,869,639 Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 7.80% |
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Tropical primary forest Primary forest extent in 2001 (ha): 330,618 Primary forest extent as % of land area: 0.40% Primary forest extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 1.40% Primary forest loss from 2002-20 (ha): 26,564 Primary forest loss from 2002-20 as % of 2001 primary forest cover: 8.00% Primary forest extent in 2020 (ha): 304,054 Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of land area: 0.40% Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of 2000 tree cover area: 1% |
Zambia: Annual forest and tree cover data
Zambia: Tropical primary forest loss by year All figures in hectares
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Year: Hectares 2002: 62 2003: 133 2004: 432 2005: 243 2006: 277 2007: 538 2008: 305 2009: 1,299 2010: 2,850 2011: 177 2012: 950 2013: 1,598 2014: 2,060 2015: 2,336 2016: 2,855 2017: 3,349 2018: 2,411 2019: 2,545 2020: 2,143 |
Zambia: Tree cover loss by year 30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares
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Year: Hectares 2001: 30,124 2002: 46,240 2003: 41,955 2004: 28,488 2005: 57,518 2006: 40,501 2007: 53,654 2008: 66,180 2009: 117,827 2010: 173,983 2011: 60,076 2012: 129,519 2013: 84,832 2014: 115,221 2015: 87,591 2016: 141,637 2017: 162,681 2018: 143,944 2019: 124,641 2020: 163,028 |
Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)
| Sub-national admin area 1 | Tree cover extent (2001) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha | Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha | Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha | Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central | 2,042,306 | 19,943 | 34,516 | 64,049 | 93,040 | 211,547 | 10.4% |
| Western | 1,417,252 | 20,652 | 51,472 | 28,120 | 48,999 | 149,243 | 10.5% |
| Copperbelt | 2,021,199 | 27,492 | 67,767 | 111,010 | 128,975 | 335,244 | 16.6% |
| Eastern | 885,694 | 12,304 | 15,254 | 12,954 | 13,177 | 53,690 | 6.1% |
| Luapula | 2,302,939 | 27,346 | 82,636 | 58,738 | 108,068 | 276,789 | 12.0% |
| Lusaka | 319,814 | 5,083 | 3,444 | 2,707 | 4,324 | 15,557 | 4.9% |
| Muchinga | 2,213,806 | 11,924 | 24,894 | 29,553 | 49,437 | 115,808 | 5.2% |
| North-Western | 9,255,454 | 52,912 | 119,720 | 116,801 | 180,221 | 469,654 | 5.1% |
| Northern | 3,288,736 | 23,887 | 47,101 | 49,373 | 103,431 | 223,792 | 6.8% |
| Southern | 303,618 | 2,781 | 5,341 | 3,935 | 6,261 | 18,317 | 6.0% |
Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)
| Sub-national admin area 1 | Admin area 2 | Tree cover extent (2000) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha | Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha | Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha | Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western | Lukulu | 2,153 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 40 | 74 | 3.4% |
| Luapula | Kawambwa | 396 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1% |
| Luapula | Nchelenge | 354 | 86 | 214 | 25 | 3 | 328 | 92.5% |
| Muchinga | Chama | 191 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.4% |
| Muchinga | Chinsali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| North-Western | Chavuma | 4,370 | 2 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 0.9% |
| North-Western | Kabompo | 159,321 | 274 | 1,939 | 2,452 | 3,741 | 8,406 | 5.3% |
| North-Western | Mufumbwe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| North-Western | Mwinilunga | 109,229 | 145 | 805 | 914 | 789 | 2,654 | 2.4% |
| North-Western | Solwezi | 11,347 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 2 | 34 | 0.3% |
| North-Western | Zambezi | 43,067 | 341 | 2,271 | 3,690 | 8,723 | 15,025 | 34.9% |
| Northern | Mporokoso | 168 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.4% |
| Northern | Mpulungu | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Primary forest loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)
| Sub-national admin area 1 | Primary forest extent (2000) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-05) ha | Primary forest loss (2006-10) ha | Primary forest loss (2011-15) ha | Primary forest loss (2016-20) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-20) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-20) % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western | 2,153 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 40 | 74 | 3.4% |
| Luapula | 750 | 86 | 214 | 26 | 3 | 328 | 43.7% |
| Muchinga | 191 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.4% |
| North-Western | 327,333 | 765 | 5,045 | 7,087 | 13,261 | 26,159 | 8.0% |
| Northern | 191 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.3% |
Primary forest loss by year at the subnational area (administrative level 2)
| Sub-national admin area 1 | Admin area 2 | Primary forest extent (2001) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-05) ha | Primary forest loss (2006-10) ha | Primary forest loss (2011-15) ha | Primary forest loss (2016-20) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-20) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-20) % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western | Lukulu | 2,153 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 40 | 74 | 3.4% |
| Luapula | Kawambwa | 396 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1% |
| Luapula | Nchelenge | 354 | 86 | 214 | 25 | 3 | 328 | 92.5% |
| Muchinga | Chama | 191 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.4% |
| Muchinga | Chinsali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| North-Western | Chavuma | 4,370 | 2 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 0.9% |
| North-Western | Kabompo | 159,321 | 274 | 1,939 | 2,452 | 3,741 | 8,406 | 5.3% |
| North-Western | Mufumbwe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| North-Western | Mwinilunga | 109,229 | 145 | 805 | 914 | 789 | 2,654 | 2.4% |
| North-Western | Solwezi | 11,347 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 2 | 34 | 0.3% |
| North-Western | Zambezi | 43,067 | 341 | 2,271 | 3,690 | 8,723 | 15,025 | 34.9% |
| Northern | Mporokoso | 168 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.4% |
| Northern | Mpulungu | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
2019 forest data for Zambia | Archived forest data for Zambia | Forest data for Zambia
Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.
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