Annual afforestation in Djibouti
Djibouti: Annual afforestation was 50 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual afforestation in Djibouti, 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
Djibouti recorded 50 hectares per year for annual afforestation in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual afforestation in Djibouti peaked at 230 hectares per year in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per year, in 1990.
Djibouti ranks 60th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Annual afforestation in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 0 hectares per year | — |
| 2010 | 50 hectares per year | — |
| 2015 | 230 hectares per year | +360.0% |
| 2020 | 50 hectares per year | -78.3% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 50 hectares per year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,000 hectares per year, 2% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 140 hectares per year | 50 hectares per year | 230 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 50 hectares per year | 50 hectares per year | 50 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
More environment data for Djibouti
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -57.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.289 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.21 % 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 0.1725 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual afforestation in Djibouti?
- Annual afforestation in Djibouti was 50 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 Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 230 hectares per year in 2015.
- What is the lowest annual afforestation recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per year in 1990.
- How does Djibouti rank for annual afforestation?
- Djibouti ranks 60th out of 106 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual afforestation rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Djibouti 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.