Annual change in forest area in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Annual change in forest area was -80,822 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual change in forest area in Cote d'Ivoire, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in forest area in Cote d'Ivoire stood at -80,822 hectares.
That represents a change of up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at -54,056 hectares in 2016 and was at its lowest, -213,448 hectares, in 1991.
That places Cote d'Ivoire 213th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -213,448 hectares | -213,448 hectares | -213,448 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | -126,178 hectares | -213,448 hectares | -116,481 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | -88,200 hectares | -116,481 hectares | -54,056 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | -76,361 hectares | -80,822 hectares | -54,056 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
More environment data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 38.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.19 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 3.88 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 4.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0024 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 13.6 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0153 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0472 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Annual change in forest area in Cote d'Ivoire was -80,822 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was -54,056 hectares in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was -213,448 hectares in 1991.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for annual change in forest area?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 213th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.