Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Carbon stock change in forests — Area was 530.02 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Western Sahara, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon stock change in forests — area in Western Sahara is 530.02 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — area in Western Sahara peaked at 612.04 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 530.02 1000 ha, in 2025.
Western Sahara ranks 136th of 223 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.
Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Western Sahara, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 612.04 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 605.45 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 598.86 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 592.27 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 585.68 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 579.09 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 572.5 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 565.9 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 559.31 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 552.72 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 546.13 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 539.54 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 539.31 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 539.08 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 538.85 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 538.62 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 538.38 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 538.15 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 537.92 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 537.69 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 537.46 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 537.68 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 538.14 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 538.59 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 539.05 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 539.5 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 539.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 538.24 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 536.98 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 535.73 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 534.47 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 533.21 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 532.41 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 531.61 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 530.82 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 530.02 1000 ha | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 582.38 1000 ha | 552.72 1000 ha | 612.04 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 539.37 1000 ha | 537.69 1000 ha | 546.13 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 538.09 1000 ha | 535.73 1000 ha | 539.5 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 532.09 1000 ha | 530.02 1000 ha | 534.47 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
More climate change data for Western Sahara
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 2.23 (2024)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 0.7354 (2024)
- Emissions-weighted carbon price from carbon taxes 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents (2025)
- Emissions-weighted carbon price in emissions trading systems 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents (2025)
- Carbon price vs. share of global CO₂ emissions covered 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents (2025)
- IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0 kt (2023)
- IPCC Agriculture — Emissions 0 kt (2023)
- IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0 kt (2023)
- IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — area in Western Sahara?
- Carbon stock change in forests — area in Western Sahara was 530.02 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — area recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 612.04 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — area recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 530.02 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Western Sahara rank for carbon stock change in forests — area?
- Western Sahara ranks 136th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — area rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).