Forest land — Share in Land area in Western Africa
Western Africa: Forest land — Share in Land area was 12.09 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Share in Land area in Western Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — share in land area in Western Africa is 12.09 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Western Africa peaked at 16.39 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 12.09 %, in 2024.
That places Western Africa 41st out of 47 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.72 % | 15.05 % | 16.39 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.34 % | 13.79 % | 14.9 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.09 % | 12.58 % | 13.66 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.28 % | 12.09 % | 12.48 % | 5 |
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- 38 Estonia, Republic of 57.25 % compare
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- 43 Marshall Islands, Republic of the 53.65 % compare
- 44 Northern Mariana Islands 53.3 % compare
More environment data for Western Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 355,916 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 221.11 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 20.68 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 79,324 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 113,229 1000 USD (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 13.78 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Western Africa?
- Forest land — share in land area in Western Africa was 12.09 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 16.39 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.09 % in 2024.
- How does Western Africa rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Western Africa ranks 41st out of 47 regions with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.