Share global forest in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Share global forest was 0.0128 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.0128
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
142nd
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.0139
in 1990
All-time low
0.0127
in 2000
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Western Sahara, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share global forest in Western Sahara stood at 0.0128.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Western Sahara peaked at 0.0139 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0127, 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.
Share global forest in Western Sahara, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0139 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0138 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0137 | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0136 | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0135 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0133 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0132 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0131 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.013 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0129 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0127 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0127 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0127 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0128 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0128 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0128 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0128 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0128 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0128 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0128 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0128 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0128 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0128 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0129 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0129 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0129 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0129 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0129 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0128 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0128 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0128 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0128 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0128 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0128 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0128 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0128 | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0134 | 0.0129 | 0.0139 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0128 | 0.0127 | 0.0128 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0128 | 0.0128 | 0.0129 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0128 | 0.0128 | 0.0128 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
More environment data for Western Sahara
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.503 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -21.2 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -62.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Agriculture — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Western Sahara?
- Share global forest in Western Sahara was 0.0128 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0139 in 1990.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0127 in 2000.
- How does Western Sahara rank for share global forest?
- Western Sahara ranks 142nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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