Ethiopia vs Southern Europe: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Ethiopia
- Southern Europe
How they compare
Southern Europe currently reports 48,321 1000 ha against 26,747 1000 ha in Ethiopia, a difference of 21,574 1000 ha.
That makes Southern Europe's figure about 1.8 times Ethiopia's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Southern Europe has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 27th and Southern Europe ranks 27th of 231 countries.
Southern Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Southern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28,101 1000 ha | 40,982 1000 ha | 12,882 1000 ha | Southern Europe |
| 2000s | 27,482 1000 ha | 43,820 1000 ha | 16,338 1000 ha | Southern Europe |
| 2010s | 26,871 1000 ha | 46,138 1000 ha | 19,268 1000 ha | Southern Europe |
| 2020s | 26,757 1000 ha | 48,103 1000 ha | 21,347 1000 ha | Southern Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Ethiopia or Southern Europe?
- Southern Europe, at 48,321 1000 ha against 26,747 1000 ha in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Ethiopia and Southern Europe?
- 21,574 1000 ha, with Southern Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Southern Europe?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Southern Europe rank globally for forest land — area?
- Ethiopia ranks 27th and Southern Europe ranks 27th 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.