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 Page 1 of 3 Next →