Forest area in Djibouti
Djibouti: Forest area was 5,930 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Djibouti, 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 Djibouti is 5,930 hectares, 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 in Djibouti peaked at 5,930 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5,600 hectares, 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 in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,600 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 5,600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5,600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5,600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5,600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5,600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5,600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5,600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5,600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5,600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5,600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5,600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5,600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5,600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5,600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5,600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5,600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5,600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5,600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5,600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5,600 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5,610 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 5,620 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 5,630 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 5,640 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 5,650 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 5,696 hectares | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 5,742 hectares | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 5,788 hectares | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 5,834 hectares | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 5,880 hectares | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 5,890 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 5,900 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 5,910 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 5,920 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 5,930 hectares | +0.2% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 5,930 hectares is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.89 million hectares, 0% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 5,930 hectares is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 205,330 hectares, 3% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,600 hectares | 5,600 hectares | 5,600 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,600 hectares | 5,600 hectares | 5,600 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,681 hectares | 5,600 hectares | 5,834 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,905 hectares | 5,880 hectares | 5,930 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
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)
- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1725 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Djibouti?
- Forest area in Djibouti was 5,930 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 Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 5,930 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,600 hectares in 1990.
- How does Djibouti rank for forest area?
- Djibouti ranks 202nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 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.