Ethiopia vs Sweden: Share of global forest area
Ethiopia
0.6%
in 2025
Sweden
0.7%
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
24th
Sweden rank
22nd
Share of global forest area over time
- Ethiopia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 24th and Sweden ranks 22nd of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global forest area, Ethiopia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of global forest area between Ethiopia and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sweden?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Sweden rank globally for share of global forest area?
- Ethiopia ranks 24th and Sweden ranks 22nd 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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About this data
Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.