15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or was 1,092 km2 in 2021. ▼ Falling
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or 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: total; land cover: shrubs and/or in Ethiopia is 1,092 km2, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrubs and/or in Ethiopia peaked at 1,575 km2 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,092 km2, in 2021.
Ethiopia ranks 17th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,575 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 1,563 km2 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 1,324 km2 | -15.3% |
| 2015 | 1,273 km2 | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 1,164 km2 | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 1,092 km2 | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,569 km2 | 1,563 km2 | 1,575 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1,254 km2 | 1,164 km2 | 1,324 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 1,092 km2 | 1,092 km2 | 1,092 km2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 14 Ireland 1,379 km2 compare
- 15 Tajikistan 1,291 km2 compare
- 16 Mongolia 1,205 km2 compare
- 18 Iceland 1,003 km2 compare
- 19 Papua New Guinea 881.1 km2 compare
- 20 Cabo Verde 69.6 km2 compare
- 20 Mexico 735.1 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)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production, annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrubs and/or in Ethiopia?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrubs and/or in Ethiopia was 1,092 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: shrubs and/or recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,575 km2 in 2000.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrubs and/or recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,092 km2 in 2021.
- How does Ethiopia rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrubs and/or?
- Ethiopia ranks 17th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrubs and/or rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. 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: Total; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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