15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered was 82.45 % in 2021. ▼ Falling
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered in Côte d'Ivoire, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: total; land cover: tree-covered in Côte d'Ivoire stood at 82.45 %. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: total; land cover: tree-covered in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 87.83 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 82.45 %, in 2021.
That places Côte d'Ivoire 3rd out of 21 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 87.83 % | — |
| 2005 | 87.74 % | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 87.42 % | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 85.41 % | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 83.64 % | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 82.45 % | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.78 % | 87.74 % | 87.83 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 85.49 % | 83.64 % | 87.42 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 82.45 % | 82.45 % | 82.45 % | 1 |
Countries ranked near Côte d'Ivoire
- 1 French Guiana 99.88 % compare
- 1 Micronesia (Federated States of) 91.08 % compare
- 2 Lao People's Democratic Republic 90.53 % compare
- 2 Suriname 99.87 % compare
- 3 Brunei Darussalam 99.86 % compare
- 4 Belize 98.12 % compare
- 4 Viet Nam 82.93 % compare
- 5 Solomon Islands 97.95 % compare
- 5 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 79.65 % compare
- 6 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 78.04 % compare
- 6 Liberia 97.22 % compare
More environment data for Côte d'Ivoire
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.255 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.51 °C (2025)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 18.67 % (2024)
- Country area — Area 32,246 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4,980 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.42 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 42.35 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 50.5 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 13,468 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: total; land cover: tree-covered in Côte d'Ivoire?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: total; land cover: tree-covered in Côte d'Ivoire was 82.45 % in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: total; land cover: tree-covered recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 87.83 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: total; land cover: tree-covered recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.45 % in 2021.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: total; land cover: tree-covered?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 3rd out of 21 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: total; land cover: tree-covered rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Côte d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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