Land use in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Land use was 14.30 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use in Cote d'Ivoire, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Cote d'Ivoire recorded 14.30 million hectares for land use in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and up 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 14.30 million hectares in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.73 million hectares, in 1961.
That places Cote d'Ivoire 25th out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.03 million hectares | 2.73 million hectares | 3.22 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.74 million hectares | 3.25 million hectares | 4.29 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.01 million hectares | 4.32 million hectares | 5.81 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.31 million hectares | 5.63 million hectares | 6.75 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.07 million hectares | 6.27 million hectares | 7.81 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.23 million hectares | 7.70 million hectares | 12.67 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.31 million hectares | 12.71 million hectares | 14.30 million hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
More environment data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 38.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.19 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 3.88 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 4.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0024 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 13.6 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0153 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0472 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Land use in Cote d'Ivoire was 14.30 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 14.30 million hectares in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.73 million hectares in 1961.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for land use?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 25th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire 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 Land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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