Net Forest conversion — Area in Western Africa
Western Africa: Net Forest conversion — Area was 703.01 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Net Forest conversion — Area in Western Africa, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net forest conversion — area in Western Africa is 703.01 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — area in Western Africa peaked at 990.82 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 703.01 1000 ha, in 2021.
Western Africa ranks 11th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Net Forest conversion — Area in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 990.82 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 990.82 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 990.82 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 990.82 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 990.82 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 990.82 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 990.82 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 990.82 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 990.82 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 990.82 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 990.82 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 874.1 1000 ha | -11.8% |
| 2002 | 874.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 874.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 874.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 874.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 874.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 874.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 874.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 874.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 874.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 965.2 1000 ha | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 965.2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 965.2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 965.2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 965.2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 790.24 1000 ha | -18.1% |
| 2017 | 790.24 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 790.24 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 790.24 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 790.24 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 703.01 1000 ha | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 703.01 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 703.01 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 703.01 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 703.01 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 990.82 1000 ha | 990.82 1000 ha | 990.82 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 885.77 1000 ha | 874.1 1000 ha | 990.82 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 886.11 1000 ha | 790.24 1000 ha | 965.2 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 717.55 1000 ha | 703.01 1000 ha | 790.24 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 8 Mozambique 269.03 1000 ha compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 60.11 1000 ha compare
- 9 Paraguay 217.62 1000 ha compare
- 10 Argentina 195.32 1000 ha compare
- 10 Viet Nam 25.29 1000 ha compare
- 11 Sudan 174.14 1000 ha compare
- 11 Sudan (former) 174.14 1000 ha compare
- 11 Melanesia 7.82 1000 ha compare
- 12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1.98 1000 ha compare
- 13 Nigeria 156.77 1000 ha compare
- 13 Timor-Leste 0.848 1000 ha compare
- 14 Republic of Moldova 0.58 1000 ha compare
- 14 Thailand 138.02 1000 ha 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 net forest conversion — area in Western Africa?
- Net forest conversion — area in Western Africa was 703.01 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest net forest conversion — area recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 990.82 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — area recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 703.01 1000 ha in 2021.
- How does Western Africa rank for net forest conversion — area?
- Western Africa ranks 11th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — area rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Net Forest conversion — 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).