Cote d'Ivoire — Forest area
Forest Area (% of Land Area) for Cote d'Ivoire, 1990–2024.
Forest area for Cote d'Ivoire was 12.12% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 26.09% in 1990. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.23% per year.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 156 of 214 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 73%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 22.46%, so Cote d'Ivoire sits below it. It peaked in 1990 and has fallen 54% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 15%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 35 of 48 economies; Eritrea (11.99%) is just below it. That is 8% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 99th of 178 in 1990 → 134th of 207 in 2000 → 143rd of 209 in 2010 → 152nd of 214 in 2020 → 155th of 209 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12.12% | -0.3 pp |
| 2023 | 12.38% | -0.3 pp |
| 2022 | 12.63% | -0.3 pp |
| 2021 | 12.88% | -0.3 pp |
| 2020 | 13.14% | -0.2 pp |
| 2019 | 13.31% | -0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 13.48% | -0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 13.65% | -0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 13.82% | -0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 13.99% | -0.3 pp |
| 2014 | 14.33% | -0.3 pp |
| 2013 | 14.68% | -0.3 pp |
| 2012 | 15.03% | -0.3 pp |
| 2011 | 15.37% | -0.3 pp |
| 2010 | 15.72% | -0.4 pp |
| 2009 | 16.08% | -0.4 pp |
| 2008 | 16.45% | -0.4 pp |
| 2007 | 16.82% | -0.4 pp |
| 2006 | 17.18% | -0.4 pp |
| 2005 | 17.55% | -0.4 pp |
| 2004 | 17.91% | -0.4 pp |
| 2003 | 18.28% | -0.4 pp |
| 2002 | 18.65% | -0.4 pp |
| 2001 | 19.01% | -0.4 pp |
| 2000 | 19.38% | -0.7 pp |
| 1999 | 20.05% | -0.7 pp |
| 1998 | 20.72% | -0.7 pp |
| 1997 | 21.39% | -0.7 pp |
| 1996 | 22.06% | -0.7 pp |
| 1995 | 22.74% | -0.7 pp |
| 1994 | 23.41% | -0.7 pp |
| 1993 | 24.08% | -0.7 pp |
| 1992 | 24.75% | -0.7 pp |
| 1991 | 25.42% | -0.7 pp |
| 1990 | 26.09% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Cote d'Ivoire’s Forest area in 1991?
25.42% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of land area, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Cote d'Ivoire’s Forest area growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -53.5% in total — about 2.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator AG.LND.FRST.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 12.12%; 2023: 12.38%; 2022: 12.63%; 2021: 12.88%; 2020: 13.14%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
AG.LND.FRST.ZS — Forest Area (% of Land Area). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.