Environment in Western Sahara

159 indicators covering environment for Western Sahara.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Temperature change 1.89 °C 2025 up 24.5% 66th
Standard Deviation 0.503 °C 2025 unchanged 56th
Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 10th
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -21.2 Percentage change 2025 down 160.9% 157th
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -62.29 Percentage change 2025 down 163.3% 189th
Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 92nd
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 5,000 1000 ha 2024 unchanged 76th
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 99.92 % 2024 unchanged 5th
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 0.08 % 2024 unchanged 247th
Arable land — Area 4 1000 ha 2024 unchanged 210th
Cropland — Area per capita 0.01 ha/cap 2024 unchanged 234th
Cropland — Share in Land area 0.02 % 2024 unchanged 252nd
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 0.08 % 2024 unchanged 251st
Cropland — Area 4 1000 ha 2024 unchanged 224th
Agricultural land — Share in Land area 18.81 % 2024 unchanged 186th
Agricultural land — Area 5,004 1000 ha 2024 unchanged 105th
Agriculture — Area 5,004 1000 ha 2024 unchanged 105th
Land area — Area 26,600 1000 ha 2024 unchanged 86th
Country area — Area 26,600 1000 ha 2024 unchanged 89th
Pesticides (total) — Export value 37.78 1000 USD 2024 unchanged 146th
Pesticides (total) — Import value 62.35 1000 USD 2024 unchanged 214th
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 18.8 % 2024 unchanged 97th
Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.95 Percentage change 2024 down 209.8% 193rd
Pesticides (total) — Export value, gaps filled 37.78 1000 USD 2024 unchanged 160th
Pesticides (total) — Export value, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 67th
Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 28th
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 29th
Land area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 15th
Arable land — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 42nd
Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 71st
Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 72nd
Agriculture — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 71st
Forest area 529,220 hectares 2025 down 1.9% 142nd
Share of global forest area 0.0% 2025 down 0.9% 142nd
Primary Forest — Area 0 1000 ha 2025 126th
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area -0.2% 2025 down 279.2% 168th
Annual change in forest area -798.01 hectares 2025 down 275.8% 166th
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita -0.2% 2025 down 279.2% 167th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods -798.01 hectares 2025 down 275.8% 166th
Forest land — Area 529.22 1000 ha 2025 down 1.9% 157th
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land 100 % 2025 unchanged 1st
Naturally regenerating forest — Area 529.22 1000 ha 2025 down 1.9% 145th
Emissions of air pollutants 571.23 tonnes 2022 down 23.4% 209th
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity 1.06 t 2024 unchanged 214th
Pesticides (total) — Export quantity 0.449 t 2024 unchanged 164th
Forest land — Share in Land area 1.99 % 2024 down 2.0% 224th
Other land — Area 21,066 1000 ha 2024 up 0.0% 43rd
Exposure to outdoor air pollution 19.5 µg/m³ 2024 up 25.8% 91st
Exposure to air pollution from human sources 5.82 micrograms per cubic meter 2024 up 10.9% 176th
Grassland — Area from CCI_LC 0.7 1000 ha 2022 up 22.8% 207th
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from CCI_LC 0 1000 ha 2022 36th
Woody crops — Area from CCI_LC 3.43 1000 ha 2022 down 2.0% 173rd
Herbaceous crops — Area from CCI_LC 3.43 1000 ha 2022 down 2.0% 175th
Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC 0.51 1000 ha 2022 up 64.5% 206th
Mangroves — Area from CCI_LC 0 1000 ha 2022 108th
Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area 2.56 1000 ha 2022 up 66.2% 170th
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded 0 1000 ha 2022 182nd
Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC 37.1 1000 ha 2022 up 0.1% 151st
Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC 26,864 1000 ha 2022 down 0.0% 23rd
Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC 20.13 1000 ha 2022 down 1.1% 88th