Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita was -2.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 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 vs. gdp per capita in Cote d'Ivoire is -2.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at -1.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, -3.5%, in 2000.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 223rd of 227 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -2.6% | — |
| 1992 | -2.7% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | -2.8% | +2.8% |
| 1994 | -2.9% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | -3.0% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | -3.0% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | -3.1% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | -3.2% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | -3.3% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | -3.5% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | -1.9% | -44.4% |
| 2002 | -2.0% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | -2.0% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | -2.0% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | -2.1% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | -2.1% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | -2.2% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | -2.2% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | -2.3% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | -2.3% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | -2.2% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | -2.3% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | -2.4% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | -2.4% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | -2.5% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | -1.2% | -50.2% |
| 2017 | -1.2% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | -1.3% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | -1.3% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | -1.3% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | -2.0% | +52.5% |
| 2022 | -2.0% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | -2.1% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | -2.1% | +2.1% |
| 2025 | -2.1% | +2.1% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's -2.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.0%, 73.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's -2.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.3%, 6.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Cote d'Ivoire 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 | +50.2% | -2.5% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | -52.5% | -1.3% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | +44.4% | -3.5% | -1.9% |
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
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 4.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 3.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 3.27 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita 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 vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was -1.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita 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 vs. gdp per capita?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 223rd out of 227 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita 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 vs. GDP per capita. 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.