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Zambia - Primary Forest Loss 277,033

via World Bank DATA360 (Global Forest Watch) · updated 2026-10-15 · 211 economies tracked

Latest value

277,033 (2025)

Global rank

##12 of 211 economies

Share of global total

1.1%

Growth since 2001

9.2×

Ranking Race — Primary Forest Loss

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#9#17#25#33#41#49200120062011201620212025#44#122024 overtook Argentina2025 overtook Mozambique
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Real annual global ranks, 2001 - 2025. Zambia climbed from #44 to #12 (overtook Argentina). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

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Key Events — Zambia

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2005
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
2011
Fell 16 places in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Argentina in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Mozambique in global rank auto

Primary Forest Loss, 2001-2025

via World Bank DATA360 (Global Forest Watch) · Hectares · linear scale · ranking in the race above
20012006201120162021202528,472111,326194,179277,033

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