Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Djibouti
Djibouti: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita was 0.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Djibouti, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Djibouti stood at 0.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Djibouti peaked at 0.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1991.
That places Djibouti 43rd out of 227 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 6 |
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More environment data for Djibouti
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 2.42 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.07 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.5227 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0524 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.1619 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.31 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0027 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.5652 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Djibouti?
- Annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Djibouti was 0.2% 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 Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1991.
- How does Djibouti rank for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita?
- Djibouti ranks 43rd out of 227 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita 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 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.