Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area was -2.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual change in forest area as a share of 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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Cote d'Ivoire is -2.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at -1.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, -3.5%, in 2000.
That places Cote d'Ivoire 224th out of 228 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 | -3.0% | -3.3% | -2.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | -2.2% | -3.5% | -1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.9% | -2.5% | -1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.9% | -2.1% | -1.3% | 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 as a share of forest area in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Cote d'Ivoire was -2.1% 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 as a share of forest area recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was -1.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.5% in 2000.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 224th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. 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 as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.