Forest area as share of land area in Djibouti
Djibouti: Forest area as share of land area was 0.2558 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area as share of land area in Djibouti, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Djibouti recorded 0.2558 for forest area as share of land area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as share of land area in Djibouti peaked at 0.2558 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2416, in 1990.
Djibouti ranks 206th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest area as share of land area in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2416 | — |
| 1991 | 0.2416 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2416 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2416 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2416 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2416 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2416 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2416 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2416 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2416 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2416 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2416 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2416 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2416 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2416 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2416 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2416 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2416 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2416 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2416 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2416 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.242 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2424 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2429 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2433 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2437 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2457 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2477 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2497 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2517 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2537 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2541 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2545 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.255 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2554 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.2558 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2416 | 0.2416 | 0.2416 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2416 | 0.2416 | 0.2416 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2451 | 0.2416 | 0.2517 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2547 | 0.2537 | 0.2558 | 6 |
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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)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 91.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0221 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate 11.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per capita 0.0185 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as share of land area in Djibouti?
- Forest area as share of land area in Djibouti was 0.2558 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area as share of land area recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2558 in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as share of land area recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2416 in 1990.
- How does Djibouti rank for forest area as share of land area?
- Djibouti ranks 206th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as share of land area rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area as share of land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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