Annual afforestation in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Annual afforestation was 11,520 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual afforestation in Cote d'Ivoire, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual afforestation in Cote d'Ivoire is 11,520 hectares per year, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual afforestation in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 62,000 hectares per year in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6,830 hectares per year, in 1990.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 14th of 106 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Annual afforestation in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6,830 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 23,280 hectares per year | +240.8% |
| 2010 | 29,900 hectares per year | +28.4% |
| 2015 | 62,000 hectares per year | +107.4% |
| 2020 | 11,520 hectares per year | -81.4% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 11,520 hectares per year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,000 hectares per year, 5.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 11,520 hectares per year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 805 hectares per year, 14.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,830 hectares per year | 6,830 hectares per year | 6,830 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 23,280 hectares per year | 23,280 hectares per year | 23,280 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 45,950 hectares per year | 29,900 hectares per year | 62,000 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 11,520 hectares per year | 11,520 hectares per year | 11,520 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
More environment data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0118 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -0.8043 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual afforestation in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Annual afforestation in Cote d'Ivoire was 11,520 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual afforestation recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 62,000 hectares per year in 2015.
- What is the lowest annual afforestation recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,830 hectares per year in 1990.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for annual afforestation?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 14th out of 106 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual afforestation rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual afforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.