15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land was 1,090 km2 in 2021. ▼ Falling
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land in Ethiopia, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
The most recent figure for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: remaining moutain area; land in Ethiopia is 1,090 km2, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: remaining moutain area; land in Ethiopia peaked at 1,572 km2 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,090 km2, in 2021.
That places Ethiopia 5th out of 145 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,572 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 1,559 km2 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 1,321 km2 | -15.3% |
| 2015 | 1,270 km2 | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 1,162 km2 | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 1,090 km2 | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,566 km2 | 1,559 km2 | 1,572 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1,251 km2 | 1,162 km2 | 1,321 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 1,090 km2 | 1,090 km2 | 1,090 km2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 2 Indonesia 2,726 km2 compare
- 2 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 6,670 km2 compare
- 3 South Africa 2,393 km2 compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,888 km2 compare
- 4 Madagascar 1,725 km2 compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 1,507 km2 compare
- 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,040 km2 compare
- 6 Papua New Guinea 779.5 km2 compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 323.7 km2 compare
- 7 Peru 712.8 km2 compare
- 8 Lao People's Democratic Republic 103.5 km2 compare
- 8 Saudi Arabia 673.8 km2 compare
More environment data for Ethiopia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 6.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 0 million USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 0.0003 million USD per person (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value -60.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per 0.0005 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value -36.18 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: remaining moutain area; land in Ethiopia?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: remaining moutain area; land in Ethiopia was 1,090 km2 in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: remaining moutain area; land recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,572 km2 in 2000.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: remaining moutain area; land recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,090 km2 in 2021.
- How does Ethiopia rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: remaining moutain area; land?
- Ethiopia ranks 5th out of 145 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: remaining moutain area; land rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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