Share of global forest area in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Share of global forest area was 0.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of global forest area in Western Sahara, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of global forest area in Western Sahara stood at 0.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global forest area in Western Sahara peaked at 0.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Western Sahara ranks 142nd of 235 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
More environment data for Western Sahara
- Forest area 529,220 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area -0.2% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area -798.01 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita -0.2% (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods -798.01 hectares (2025)
- Emissions of air pollutants 571.23 tonnes (2022)
- Exposure to air pollution from human sources 5.82 micrograms per cubic meter (2024)
- Exposure to outdoor air pollution 19.5 µg/m³ (2024)
- Land use over the long-term 5.00 million hectares (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term 5.00 million hectares (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global forest area in Western Sahara?
- Share of global forest area in Western Sahara was 0.0% in 2025, 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 global forest area recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of global forest area recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Western Sahara rank for share of global forest area?
- Western Sahara ranks 142nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of global forest area rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.