Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Western Africa
Western Africa: Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 was 703.01 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 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 — fao tier 1 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 — fao tier 1 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 14th of 36 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.
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
More climate change data for Western Africa
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 5,149 million t (2025)
- Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 72,740 1000 ha (2025)
- Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest) 111,115 kt (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 175,293 kt (2025)
- Carbon stock change in forests — Area — FAO TIER 1 73,443 1000 ha (2025)
- Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — FAO TIER 1 -64,178 kt (2025)
- Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 17.66 kt (2024)
- Savanna — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 10.35 kt (2024)
- Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 1.61 kt (2024)
- Grassland — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 23.21 kt (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net forest conversion — area — fao tier 1 in Western Africa?
- Net forest conversion — area — fao tier 1 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 — fao tier 1 recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 990.82 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — area — fao tier 1 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 — fao tier 1?
- Western Africa ranks 14th out of 36 groups with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — area — fao tier 1 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 — FAO TIER 1. 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).