Forest land — Share in Land area in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Forest land — Share in Land area was 1.99 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Share in Land area in Western Sahara, 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 Sahara is 1.99 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Western Sahara peaked at 2.28 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.99 %, in 2024.
That places Western Sahara 224th out of 249 countries 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.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Western Sahara, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.28 % | — |
| 1991 | 2.25 % | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 2.23 % | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 2.2 % | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 2.18 % | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 2.15 % | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 2.13 % | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 2.1 % | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 2.08 % | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 2.05 % | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 2.03 % | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 2.03 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.03 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.03 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.02 % | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 2.02 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.02 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.02 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.02 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.02 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.02 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.02 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.02 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.02 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.03 % | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.03 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.02 % | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 2.02 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.01 % | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 2.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 % | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 2 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.99 % | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.17 % | 2.05 % | 2.28 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.02 % | 2.02 % | 2.03 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.02 % | 2.01 % | 2.03 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 % | 1.99 % | 2 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
More environment data for Western Sahara
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -62.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.503 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -21.2 Percentage change (2025)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 37.78 1000 USD (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.95 Percentage change (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 62.35 1000 USD (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 99.92 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 18.8 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Western Sahara?
- Forest land — share in land area in Western Sahara was 1.99 % 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 Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 2.28 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.99 % in 2024.
- How does Western Sahara rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Western Sahara ranks 224th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Sahara 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.