Forestland — Area, annual growth rate in Western Africa
Western Africa: Forestland — Area, annual growth rate was -0.7938 % change on previous year in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forestland — Area, annual growth rate in Western Africa, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, forestland — area, annual growth rate in Western Africa stood at -0.7938 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, annual growth rate in Western Africa peaked at -0.7693 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -1.02 % change on previous year, in 2015.
That places Western Africa 32nd out of 32 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, annual growth rate in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.9082 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -0.9165 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1993 | -0.9251 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1994 | -0.9336 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1995 | -0.9424 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1996 | -0.9514 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1997 | -0.9607 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1998 | -0.9699 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1999 | -0.9794 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2000 | -0.9891 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2001 | -0.8271 % change on previous year | -16.4% |
| 2002 | -0.8339 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2003 | -0.841 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2004 | -0.8482 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2005 | -0.8553 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2006 | -0.8628 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2007 | -0.8703 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2008 | -0.8778 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2009 | -0.8857 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2010 | -0.8937 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2011 | -0.9823 % change on previous year | +9.9% |
| 2012 | -0.9921 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2013 | -1 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2014 | -1.01 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2015 | -1.02 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2016 | -0.7982 % change on previous year | -21.9% |
| 2017 | -0.8044 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2018 | -0.8111 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2019 | -0.8177 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2020 | -0.8243 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2021 | -0.7693 % change on previous year | -6.7% |
| 2022 | -0.7754 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2023 | -0.7814 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2024 | -0.7875 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2025 | -0.7938 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.943 % change on previous year | -0.9794 % change on previous year | -0.9082 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.8691 % change on previous year | -0.9891 % change on previous year | -0.8271 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.9136 % change on previous year | -1.02 % change on previous year | -0.7982 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.7886 % change on previous year | -0.8243 % change on previous year | -0.7693 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 29 South Africa 0.3839 % change on previous year compare
- 30 Ukraine 0.378 % change on previous year compare
- 31 Haiti 0.3777 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Guadeloupe 0.3584 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Bulgaria 0.3193 % change on previous year compare
- 34 Denmark 0.3075 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Czechia 0.3055 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Western Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.21 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 227,102 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 79,704 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 147,398 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 300.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 5,264 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 41,728 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 14,712 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 27,017 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 55.52 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area, annual growth rate in Western Africa?
- Forestland — area, annual growth rate in Western Africa was -0.7938 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, annual growth rate recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was -0.7693 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, annual growth rate recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.02 % change on previous year in 2015.
- How does Western Africa rank for forestland — area, annual growth rate?
- Western Africa ranks 32nd out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forestland — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Forestland — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Forestland — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.