Share of annual global forest expansion in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Share of annual global forest expansion was 0.2% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Share of annual global forest expansion in Cote d'Ivoire, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cote d'Ivoire recorded 0.2% for share of annual global forest expansion in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 52.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of annual global forest expansion in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 0.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1990.
That places Cote d'Ivoire 28th out of 110 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of annual global forest expansion in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1% | — |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +132.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +76.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +96.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -75.6% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 0.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 6.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 0.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 7.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
More environment data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.53 % 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 2.29 % 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0118 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -0.8043 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of annual global forest expansion in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Share of annual global forest expansion in Cote d'Ivoire was 0.2% in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of annual global forest expansion recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of annual global forest expansion recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1990.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for share of annual global forest expansion?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 28th out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of annual global forest expansion rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Share of annual global forest expansion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of annual global forest expansion indicates the proportion of a country's forest expansion relative to the total global forest expansion.