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.
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
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 2.42 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.07 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.5227 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0524 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.1619 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.31 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0027 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.5652 Mt CO2e (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.