Annual change in forest area in Djibouti
Djibouti: Annual change in forest area was 10 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area in Djibouti, 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 Djibouti stood at 10 hectares.
The figure is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Djibouti peaked at 46 hectares in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares, in 1991.
Djibouti ranks 81st of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.4 hectares | 0 hectares | 46 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 16 hectares | 10 hectares | 46 hectares | 6 |
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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 change in forest area in Djibouti?
- Annual change in forest area in Djibouti was 10 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 Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 46 hectares in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares in 1991.
- How does Djibouti rank for annual change in forest area?
- Djibouti ranks 81st out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. 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 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.