Ethiopia vs Southern Europe: Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time
- Ethiopia
- Southern Europe
How they compare
Southern Europe currently reports 37,828 1000 ha against 25,779 1000 ha in Ethiopia, a difference of 12,049 1000 ha.
That makes Southern Europe's figure about 1.5 times Ethiopia's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Southern Europe has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 28th and Southern Europe ranks 28th of 240 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 | 27,747 1000 ha | 31,765 1000 ha | 4,018 1000 ha | Southern Europe |
| 2000s | 26,967 1000 ha | 34,178 1000 ha | 7,211 1000 ha | Southern Europe |
| 2010s | 26,165 1000 ha | 36,086 1000 ha | 9,921 1000 ha | Southern Europe |
| 2020s | 25,840 1000 ha | 37,626 1000 ha | 11,787 1000 ha | Southern Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Ethiopia or Southern Europe?
- Southern Europe, at 37,828 1000 ha against 25,779 1000 ha in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Ethiopia and Southern Europe?
- 12,049 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 naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Ethiopia ranks 28th and Southern Europe ranks 28th of 240 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.