Annual deforestation in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Annual deforestation was 92,340 hectares per year in 2020. ▼ Falling
Annual deforestation 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
In 2020, annual deforestation in Cote d'Ivoire stood at 92,340 hectares per year. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual deforestation in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 220,280 hectares per year in 1990 and was at its lowest, 92,340 hectares per year, in 2020.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 18th of 112 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 220,280 hectares per year | 220,280 hectares per year | 220,280 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 139,760 hectares per year | 139,760 hectares per year | 139,760 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 127,905 hectares per year | 116,050 hectares per year | 139,760 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 92,340 hectares per year | 92,340 hectares per year | 92,340 hectares per year | 1 |
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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 deforestation in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Annual deforestation in Cote d'Ivoire was 92,340 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 deforestation recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 220,280 hectares per year in 1990.
- What is the lowest annual deforestation recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 92,340 hectares per year in 2020.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for annual deforestation?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 18th out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual deforestation rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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