15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value in Western Africa
Western Africa: 15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value was 12 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value in Western Africa, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value in Western Africa is 12 %, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value in Western Africa peaked at 16.39 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 12 %, in 2025.
That places Western Africa 27th out of 33 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.39 % | — |
| 2000 | 14.9 % | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 13.66 % | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 12.99 % | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 12.48 % | -3.9% |
| 2025 | 12 % | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.39 % | 16.39 % | 16.39 % | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.9 % | 14.9 % | 14.9 % | 1 |
| 2010s | 13.32 % | 12.99 % | 13.66 % | 2 |
| 2020s | 12.24 % | 12 % | 12.48 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
More environment data for Western Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 241.74 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 221.11 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 20.68 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 79,324 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value in Western Africa?
- 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value in Western Africa was 12 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 16.39 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 % in 2025.
- How does Western Africa rank for 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value?
- Western Africa ranks 27th out of 33 groups with data for 2025.
- Is 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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