Caribbean vs Côte d'Ivoire: Primary Forest — Area

Caribbean
487.3 1000 ha
in 2025
Côte d'Ivoire
407.36 1000 ha
in 2025
Caribbean rank
45th
Côte d'Ivoire rank
48th

Primary Forest — Area over time

  • Caribbean
  • Côte d'Ivoire
0200400600199020072025

How they compare

Caribbean currently reports 487.3 1000 ha against 407.36 1000 ha in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 79.94 1000 ha.

That makes Caribbean's figure about 1.2 times Côte d'Ivoire's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Caribbean ranks 45th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 48th of 169 countries.

Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Caribbean Côte d'Ivoire Difference Ahead
1990s 634.44 1000 ha 407.36 1000 ha 227.08 1000 ha Caribbean
2000s 586.83 1000 ha 407.36 1000 ha 179.47 1000 ha Caribbean
2010s 538.31 1000 ha 407.36 1000 ha 130.95 1000 ha Caribbean
2020s 499.39 1000 ha 407.36 1000 ha 92.04 1000 ha Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary forest — area, Caribbean or Côte d'Ivoire?
Caribbean, at 487.3 1000 ha against 407.36 1000 ha in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary forest — area between Caribbean and Côte d'Ivoire?
79.94 1000 ha, with Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Côte d'Ivoire?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Caribbean and Côte d'Ivoire rank globally for primary forest — area?
Caribbean ranks 45th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 48th of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Primary Forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
204 places, 7,156 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.