Ethiopia vs Northern Europe: Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time
- Ethiopia
- Northern Europe
How they compare
Northern Europe currently reports 53,346 1000 ha against 25,779 1000 ha in Ethiopia, a difference of 27,567 1000 ha.
That makes Northern Europe's figure about 2.1 times Ethiopia's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Northern Europe has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 21st and Northern Europe ranks 22nd of 206 countries.
Northern Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Northern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27,747 1000 ha | 57,391 1000 ha | 29,644 1000 ha | Northern Europe |
| 2000s | 26,967 1000 ha | 56,112 1000 ha | 29,144 1000 ha | Northern Europe |
| 2010s | 26,165 1000 ha | 54,328 1000 ha | 28,163 1000 ha | Northern Europe |
| 2020s | 25,840 1000 ha | 53,481 1000 ha | 27,641 1000 ha | Northern Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Ethiopia or Northern Europe?
- Northern Europe, at 53,346 1000 ha against 25,779 1000 ha in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Ethiopia and Northern Europe?
- 27,567 1000 ha, with Northern Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Northern Europe?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Northern Europe rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Ethiopia ranks 21st and Northern Europe ranks 22nd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Naturally regenerating forest — 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.