For several decades, the forest sector in Cote d’Ivoire has undergone a drastic decrease of its forest coverage from 10,860,000 ha in 1960 to 1,500,000 ha in 2016. This situation brought about some climatic changes that affect farmers’ traditional mode of production. The situation also has affected the wood industry through the lack of raw material (timber), forcing them fire workers. The objective of this study was, to determine the necessary size of the forest stock to preserve in order to maintain the ecological balance of the country. This equilibrium will allow the improvement of farming conditions (increased rainfall and climatic stability), revenue from farmers, the wood industry, and in return, the economy of the country. The results of this study indicate that, the forest stock for an ecological equilibrium in Cote d’Ivoire was estimated, at 8,343,000 ha but that equilibrium was disrupted since 1978. To rebuild the forest coverage capital, the size of the reforestation should be between 99,000 and 500,000 ha of forest per year compared with, the real reforestation by the government from 2,000 to 7,000 ha per year. Given the high cost of reforestation, our study suggested a paid community reforestation that is more efficient and less expensive. The determination of these references (optimum forest stock for an ecological equilibrium and optimum reforestation) would help the government adjust its resources for future forest recovery projects in order to significantly revitalize the agriculture and forest sector, which is the main pillar of the country’s economy and the principal jobs provider. One advantage of this strategy will be to considerably reduce the rural exodus.