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. Measured in %.
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.
The figure is 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 183rd of 253 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % | 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 |
Countries ranked near Côte d'Ivoire
More environment data for Côte d'Ivoire
- Cooling Degree Days 5,798 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 95,130 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 85,494 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 9,636 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.329 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0905 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0112 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.06 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.4019 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0034 Mt CO2e (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 183rd out of 253 countries 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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