Forest area in Djibouti
Djibouti: Forest area was 0.3% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Forest area in Djibouti, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Djibouti is 0.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Djibouti peaked at 0.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1990.
Djibouti ranks 204th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Forest area in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2% | — |
| 1991 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 201 Saudi Arabia 0.5% compare
- 202 Kuwait 0.4% compare
- 203 Mauritania 0.3% compare
- 205 Curaçao 0.2% compare
- 206 Libya 0.1% compare
- 207 Faroe Islands 0.1% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Djibouti
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.7373 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 88.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2702 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Djibouti?
- Forest area in Djibouti was 0.3% in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1990.
- How does Djibouti rank for forest area?
- Djibouti ranks 204th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (% of land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.