Ethiopia vs Gabon: Share of global forest area

Ethiopia
0.6%
in 2025
Gabon
0.6%
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
24th
Gabon rank
26th

Share of global forest area over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Gabon
00.20.40.6199020072025

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Gabon, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 24th and Gabon ranks 26th of 235 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 0.7% 0.6% 0.1% Ethiopia
2000s 0.7% 0.6% 0.1% Ethiopia
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.1% Ethiopia
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.1% Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global forest area, Ethiopia or Gabon?
Ethiopia, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Gabon as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of global forest area between Ethiopia and Gabon?
0.0%, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Gabon?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Ethiopia and Gabon rank globally for share of global forest area?
Ethiopia ranks 24th and Gabon ranks 26th of 235 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Share of global forest area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,460 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.