Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area was 2.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Cote d'Ivoire, 1990–2020
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 deforestation as a share of forest area in Cote d'Ivoire is 2.2%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 2.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2020.
That places Cote d'Ivoire 4th out of 105 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
More environment data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 38.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.19 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 3.88 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 4.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0024 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 13.6 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0153 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0472 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Cote d'Ivoire was 2.2% in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual deforestation as a share of forest area recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest annual deforestation as a share of forest area recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2020.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for annual deforestation as a share of forest area?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 4th out of 105 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual deforestation as a share of forest area rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 deforestation as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Annual deforestation as share of forest area represents the yearly percentage of forest area lost due to deforestation relative to the total forest area.