Ethiopia vs Southern Africa: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Ethiopia
- Southern Africa
How they compare
Southern Africa currently reports 47,122 1000 ha against 26,747 1000 ha in Ethiopia, a difference of 20,375 1000 ha.
That makes Southern Africa's figure about 1.8 times Ethiopia's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Southern Africa has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 27th and Southern Africa ranks 28th of 231 countries.
Southern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28,101 1000 ha | 44,924 1000 ha | 16,823 1000 ha | Southern Africa |
| 2000s | 27,482 1000 ha | 45,369 1000 ha | 17,887 1000 ha | Southern Africa |
| 2010s | 26,871 1000 ha | 46,223 1000 ha | 19,353 1000 ha | Southern Africa |
| 2020s | 26,757 1000 ha | 46,909 1000 ha | 20,152 1000 ha | Southern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Ethiopia or Southern Africa?
- Southern Africa, at 47,122 1000 ha against 26,747 1000 ha in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Ethiopia and Southern Africa?
- 20,375 1000 ha, with Southern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Southern Africa?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Southern Africa rank globally for forest land — area?
- Ethiopia ranks 27th and Southern Africa ranks 28th of 231 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.