Change forest area share total in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Change forest area share total was -0.1508 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Change forest area share total in Western Sahara, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, change forest area share total in Western Sahara stood at -0.1508.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 279.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Western Sahara peaked at 0.0844 in 2011 and was at its lowest, -1.22, in 2000.
Western Sahara ranks 168th of 228 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.
Change forest area share total in Western Sahara, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -1.1 | — |
| 1992 | -1.11 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | -1.13 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | -1.14 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | -1.15 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | -1.16 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | -1.18 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | -1.19 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | -1.21 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | -1.22 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | -0.0428 | -96.5% |
| 2002 | -0.0429 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | -0.0429 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | -0.0429 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | -0.0429 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | -0.0429 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | -0.0429 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | -0.043 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | -0.043 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | -0.043 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0844 | -296.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0844 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0843 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0842 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0842 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | -0.2337 | -377.7% |
| 2017 | -0.2343 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | -0.2348 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | -0.2354 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | -0.2359 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | -0.1499 | -36.5% |
| 2022 | -0.1501 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | -0.1503 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | -0.1506 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | -0.1508 | +0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest area share total in Western Sahara 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 | -377.7% | 0.0842 | -0.2337 |
| 2011 | +296.4% | -0.043 | 0.0844 |
| 2001 | +96.5% | -1.22 | -0.0428 |
| 2021 | +36.5% | -0.2359 | -0.1499 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.15 | -1.21 | -1.1 | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.1608 | -1.22 | -0.0428 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.056 | -0.2354 | 0.0844 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1646 | -0.2359 | -0.1499 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
More environment data for Western Sahara
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.503 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -21.2 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -62.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Agriculture — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest area share total in Western Sahara?
- Change forest area share total in Western Sahara was -0.1508 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0844 in 2011.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.22 in 2000.
- How does Western Sahara rank for change forest area share total?
- Western Sahara ranks 168th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is down 279.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Sahara 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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