15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Grassland in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Grassland was 266,407 km2 in 2021. ▬ Flat
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Grassland in Ethiopia, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 266,407 km2 for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: grassland in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: grassland in Ethiopia peaked at 277,847 km2 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 266,407 km2, in 2021.
That places Ethiopia 6th out of 169 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Grassland in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 277,847 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 276,870 km2 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 273,644 km2 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 269,829 km2 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 267,776 km2 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 266,407 km2 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 277,358 km2 | 276,870 km2 | 277,847 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 270,416 km2 | 267,776 km2 | 273,644 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 266,407 km2 | 266,407 km2 | 266,407 km2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 3 Mexico 456,203 km2 compare
- 4 Mongolia 378,186 km2 compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 60,997 km2 compare
- 5 Peru 328,467 km2 compare
- 7 Afghanistan 201,176 km2 compare
- 8 Kazakhstan 145,558 km2 compare
- 8 Viet Nam 12,633 km2 compare
- 9 South Africa 141,123 km2 compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -69.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0002 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -74.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
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- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -71.2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: grassland in Ethiopia?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: grassland in Ethiopia was 266,407 km2 in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: grassland recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 277,847 km2 in 2000.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: grassland recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 266,407 km2 in 2021.
- How does Ethiopia rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: grassland?
- Ethiopia ranks 6th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: grassland rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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: Total; Land Cover: Grassland — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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