Change forest area share total in Djibouti
Djibouti: Change forest area share total was 0.1686 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Change forest area share total in Djibouti, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change forest area share total in Djibouti is 0.1686, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Djibouti peaked at 0.8076 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1991.
That places Djibouti 44th out of 228 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change forest area share total in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0.1783 | — |
| 2012 | 0.1779 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1776 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1773 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.177 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8076 | +356.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8011 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7947 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7885 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7823 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1698 | -78.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1695 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1692 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1689 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.1686 | -0.2% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 0.1686 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.0292. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest area share total in Djibouti changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +356.3% | 0.177 | 0.8076 |
| 2021 | -78.3% | 0.7823 | 0.1698 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.408 | 0 | 0.8076 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2714 | 0.1686 | 0.7823 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
More environment data for Djibouti
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 1.44 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -57.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.289 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 73.34 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest area share total in Djibouti?
- Change forest area share total in Djibouti was 0.1686 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8076 in 2016.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1991.
- How does Djibouti rank for change forest area share total?
- Djibouti ranks 44th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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