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.
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.2% | — |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +356.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -78.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 0.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.0%. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 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% | 0.2% | 0.8% |
| 2021 | -78.3% | 0.8% | 0.2% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
More environment data for Djibouti
- 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)
- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1725 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (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.