Forestland — Area in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Forestland — Area was 529.22 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area in Western Sahara, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forestland — area in Western Sahara stood at 529.22 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area in Western Sahara peaked at 605.45 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 529.22 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Western Sahara 136th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 575.79 1000 ha | 546.13 1000 ha | 605.45 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 538.5 1000 ha | 537.46 1000 ha | 539.54 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 537.56 1000 ha | 534.47 1000 ha | 539.5 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 531.22 1000 ha | 529.22 1000 ha | 533.21 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
More climate change data for Western Sahara
- Share co2 vs population 0.0082 (2100)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 0.7354 (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 2.23 (2024)
- Emissions weighted carbon price 0 (2025)
- Weighted carbon price ets 0 (2025)
- IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2023)
- IPCC Agriculture — Emissions 0 kt (2023)
- Carbon price vs share emissions 0 (2025)
- IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0 kt (2023)
- IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area in Western Sahara?
- Forestland — area in Western Sahara was 529.22 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — area recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 605.45 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 529.22 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Western Sahara rank for forestland — area?
- Western Sahara ranks 136th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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 Forestland — 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).