Côte d'Ivoire's forest cover fell from 21.2 % in 1994 to 7.9 % in 2023.
Côte d'Ivoire · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
Côte d'Ivoire's forest area fell from 67,483 km in 1994 to 24,981 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
66th of 213 · 18th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Côte d'Ivoire's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) was 22.9 % in 2013 and 22.9 % in 2025.
Côte d'Ivoire's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 59.8 % in 1994 to 86.5 % in 2023.
Côte d'Ivoire's arable land (% of land area) rose from 9.4 % in 1994 to 15.1 % in 2023.
Air
Côte d'Ivoire's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 24.1 in 1994 to 20.4 in 2023.
Water
Côte d'Ivoire's water stress fell from 1.6 % in 1993 to 1.5 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
91st of 181 · 17th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Côte d'Ivoire's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 5,594 in 1993 to 2,528 in 2022.
Access
Côte d'Ivoire's safe drinking water rose from 25.4 % in 2000 to 36.4 % in 2024.
Côte d'Ivoire's safe sanitation rose from 13.5 % in 2000 to 27.1 % in 2024.