Annual forest expansion in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Annual forest expansion was 11,520 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual forest expansion 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
The most recent figure for annual forest expansion in Cote d'Ivoire is 11,520 hectares per year, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual forest expansion in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 62,000 hectares per year in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6,830 hectares per year, in 1990.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 28th of 110 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Annual forest expansion in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6,830 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 23,280 hectares per year | +240.8% |
| 2010 | 29,900 hectares per year | +28.4% |
| 2015 | 62,000 hectares per year | +107.4% |
| 2020 | 11,520 hectares per year | -81.4% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 11,520 hectares per year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,790 hectares per year, 6.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 11,520 hectares per year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,500 hectares per year, 7.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,830 hectares per year | 6,830 hectares per year | 6,830 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 23,280 hectares per year | 23,280 hectares per year | 23,280 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 45,950 hectares per year | 29,900 hectares per year | 62,000 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 11,520 hectares per year | 11,520 hectares per year | 11,520 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
More environment data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.53 % 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 2.29 % 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0118 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -0.8043 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual forest expansion in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Annual forest expansion in Cote d'Ivoire was 11,520 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 forest expansion recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 62,000 hectares per year in 2015.
- What is the lowest annual forest expansion recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,830 hectares per year in 1990.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for annual forest expansion?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 28th out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual forest expansion rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 forest expansion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest expansion is the sum of afforestation (the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding) and natural forest expansion (expansion of forests through natural succession on land that, until then, was under another land use).