Forest area km in Djibouti
Djibouti: Forest area km was 5,930 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
5,930
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
202nd
of 235 countries
All-time high
5,930
in 2025
All-time low
5,600
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area km in Djibouti, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area km in Djibouti is 5,930, measured 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 km in Djibouti peaked at 5,930 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5,600, in 1990.
That places Djibouti 202nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest area km in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,600 | — |
| 1991 | 5,600 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5,600 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5,600 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5,600 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5,600 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5,600 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5,600 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5,600 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5,600 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5,600 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5,600 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5,600 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5,600 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5,600 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5,600 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5,600 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5,600 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5,600 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5,600 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5,600 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5,610 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 5,620 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 5,630 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 5,640 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 5,650 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 5,696 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 5,742 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 5,788 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 5,834 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 5,880 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 5,890 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 5,900 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 5,910 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 5,920 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 5,930 | +0.2% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 5,930 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.89 million, 0% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 5,930 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 205,330, 3% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,600 | 5,600 | 5,600 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,600 | 5,600 | 5,600 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,681 | 5,600 | 5,834 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,905 | 5,880 | 5,930 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
More environment data for Djibouti
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 1.44 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 73.34 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area km in Djibouti?
- Forest area km in Djibouti was 5,930 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area km recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 5,930 in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area km recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,600 in 1990.
- How does Djibouti rank for forest area km?
- Djibouti ranks 202nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area km 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 km. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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