Ethiopia vs Gabon: Forest area
Ethiopia
26,747 ha th
in 2025
Gabon
23,555 ha th
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
20th
Gabon rank
22nd
Forest area over time
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 26,747 ha th against 23,555 ha th in Gabon, a difference of 3,192 ha th.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 20th and Gabon ranks 22nd of 219 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28,538 ha th | 23,774 ha th | 4,763 ha th | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 27,809 ha th | 23,702 ha th | 4,108 ha th | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 26,934 ha th | 23,653 ha th | 3,281 ha th | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 26,757 ha th | 23,572 ha th | 3,185 ha th | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Ethiopia or Gabon?
- Ethiopia, at 26,747 ha th against 23,555 ha th in Gabon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Ethiopia and Gabon?
- 3,192 ha th, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Gabon?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Gabon rank globally for forest area?
- Ethiopia ranks 20th and Gabon ranks 22nd of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Forest area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.