Forest land — Area in Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire: Forest land — Area was 3,774 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
3,774 1000 ha
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
84th
of 231 countries
All-time high
8,297 1000 ha
in 1990
All-time low
3,774 1000 ha
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Forest land — Area in Côte d'Ivoire, 1990–2025

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1990200720251990: 8.3k 1000 ha1991: 8.1k 1000 ha1992: 7.9k 1000 ha1993: 7.7k 1000 ha1994: 7.4k 1000 ha1995: 7.2k 1000 ha1996: 7.0k 1000 ha1997: 6.8k 1000 ha1998: 6.6k 1000 ha1999: 6.4k 1000 ha2000: 6.2k 1000 ha2001: 6.0k 1000 ha2002: 5.9k 1000 ha2003: 5.8k 1000 ha2004: 5.7k 1000 ha2005: 5.6k 1000 ha2006: 5.5k 1000 ha2007: 5.3k 1000 ha2008: 5.2k 1000 ha2009: 5.1k 1000 ha2010: 5.0k 1000 ha2011: 4.9k 1000 ha2012: 4.8k 1000 ha2013: 4.7k 1000 ha2014: 4.6k 1000 ha2015: 4.4k 1000 ha2016: 4.4k 1000 ha2017: 4.3k 1000 ha2018: 4.3k 1000 ha2019: 4.2k 1000 ha2020: 4.2k 1000 ha2021: 4.1k 1000 ha2022: 4.0k 1000 ha2023: 3.9k 1000 ha2024: 3.9k 1000 ha2025: 3.8k 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for forest land — area in Côte d'Ivoire is 3,774 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest land — area in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 8,297 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3,774 1000 ha, in 2025.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 84th of 231 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7,337 1000 ha 6,376 1000 ha 8,297 1000 ha 10
2000s 5,638 1000 ha 5,114 1000 ha 6,163 1000 ha 10
2010s 4,559 1000 ha 4,232 1000 ha 4,998 1000 ha 10
2020s 3,976 1000 ha 3,774 1000 ha 4,178 1000 ha 6

Countries ranked near Côte d'Ivoire

  1. 81 Kenya 3,914 1000 ha compare
  2. 82 Austria 3,904 1000 ha compare
  3. 83 Uzbekistan 3,894 1000 ha compare
  4. 85 Cuba 3,622 1000 ha compare
  5. 86 Chad 3,611 1000 ha compare
  6. 87 Guatemala 3,536 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest land — area in Côte d'Ivoire?
Forest land — area in Côte d'Ivoire was 3,774 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
The highest recorded value was 8,297 1000 ha in 1990.
What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
The lowest recorded value was 3,774 1000 ha in 2025.
How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for forest land — area?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 84th out of 231 countries with data for 2025.
Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.