Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 11.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Côte d'Ivoire, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as a proportion of total land area in Côte d'Ivoire is 11.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 26.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2025.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 27th of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26.1% | — |
| 2000 | 19.4% | -25.7% |
| 2010 | 15.7% | -18.9% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 13.1% | -6.1% |
| 2025 | 11.9% | -9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.1% | 26.1% | 26.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 19.4% | 19.4% | 19.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 14.0% | 15.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 11.9% | 13.1% | 2 |
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More environment data for Côte d'Ivoire
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.255 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.51 °C (2025)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 18.67 % (2024)
- Country area — Area 32,246 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4,980 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.42 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 42.35 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 50.5 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 13,468 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Côte d'Ivoire was 11.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 26.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2025.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 27th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Côte d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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