Forestland — Area, annual growth rate in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Forestland — Area, annual growth rate was -0.1506 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forestland — Area, annual growth rate in Western Sahara, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forestland — area, annual growth rate in Western Sahara is -0.1506 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 278.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, annual growth rate in Western Sahara peaked at 0.0845 % change on previous year in 2011 and was at its lowest, -1.21 % change on previous year, in 2000.
Western Sahara ranks 175th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forestland — Area, annual growth rate in Western Sahara, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -1.09 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -1.1 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1993 | -1.11 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1994 | -1.13 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1995 | -1.14 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1996 | -1.15 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 1997 | -1.16 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 1998 | -1.18 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 1999 | -1.19 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 2000 | -1.21 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 2001 | -0.0428 % change on previous year | -96.5% |
| 2002 | -0.0428 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2003 | -0.0429 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2004 | -0.0429 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2005 | -0.0429 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2006 | -0.0429 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | -0.0429 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | -0.0429 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | -0.043 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | -0.043 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0845 % change on previous year | -296.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0844 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0844 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0843 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0842 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2016 | -0.2332 % change on previous year | -376.9% |
| 2017 | -0.2337 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2018 | -0.2343 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2019 | -0.2348 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2020 | -0.2354 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2021 | -0.1497 % change on previous year | -36.4% |
| 2022 | -0.1499 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2023 | -0.1501 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2024 | -0.1503 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2025 | -0.1506 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forestland — Area, annual growth rate in Western Sahara changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -376.9% | 0.0842 % change on previous year | -0.2332 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | +296.6% | -0.043 % change on previous year | 0.0845 % change on previous year |
| 2001 | +96.5% | -1.21 % change on previous year | -0.0428 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | +36.4% | -0.2354 % change on previous year | -0.1497 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.14 % change on previous year | -1.19 % change on previous year | -1.09 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.1593 % change on previous year | -1.21 % change on previous year | -0.0428 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0557 % change on previous year | -0.2348 % change on previous year | 0.0845 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1643 % change on previous year | -0.2354 % change on previous year | -0.1497 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
- 172 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) -0.1046 % change on previous year compare
- 173 Belgium-Luxembourg -0.1217 % change on previous year compare
- 174 Suriname -0.1246 % change on previous year compare
- 176 Republic of Moldova -0.1564 % change on previous year compare
- 177 Libya -0.1624 % change on previous year compare
- 178 Senegal -0.1793 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Western Sahara
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals (Greenhouse gas, Total, Metric ton of) 2.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0 kt (2023)
- IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0 kt (2023)
- Agricultural Soils — Emissions 0 kt (2023)
- IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area, annual growth rate in Western Sahara?
- Forestland — area, annual growth rate in Western Sahara was -0.1506 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, annual growth rate recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0845 % change on previous year in 2011.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, annual growth rate recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.21 % change on previous year in 2000.
- How does Western Sahara rank for forestland — area, annual growth rate?
- Western Sahara ranks 175th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is down 278.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Sahara 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
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.