Forest area in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Forest area was 3.77 million hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area in Cote d'Ivoire, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Cote d'Ivoire is 3.77 million hectares, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 8.30 million hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.77 million hectares, in 2025.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 81st of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.34 million hectares | 6.38 million hectares | 8.30 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.64 million hectares | 5.11 million hectares | 6.16 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.56 million hectares | 4.23 million hectares | 5.00 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.98 million hectares | 3.77 million hectares | 4.18 million hectares | 6 |
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 forest area in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Forest area in Cote d'Ivoire was 3.77 million hectares 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 forest area recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 8.30 million hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.77 million hectares in 2025.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for forest area?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 81st out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Cote 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 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 Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.