Annual change in forest area in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Annual change in forest area was -3,920 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area in Ethiopia, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change in forest area in Ethiopia is -3,920 hectares, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 93.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Ethiopia peaked at -3,900 hectares in 2016 and was at its lowest, -72,810 hectares, in 1991.
Ethiopia ranks 178th of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -72,810 hectares | -72,810 hectares | -72,810 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | -72,801 hectares | -72,810 hectares | -72,800 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | -38,360 hectares | -72,800 hectares | -3,900 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | -3,917 hectares | -3,920 hectares | -3,900 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 175 North Macedonia -3,244 hectares compare
- 176 Papua New Guinea -3,750 hectares compare
- 177 South Korea -3,774 hectares compare
- 179 French Guiana -4,180 hectares compare
- 180 Guinea-Bissau -4,238 hectares compare
- 181 Chile -4,884 hectares compare
More environment data for Ethiopia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 192.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.46 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 87.11 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 12.61 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 18.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0131 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 131.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0409 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 13.56 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area in Ethiopia?
- Annual change in forest area in Ethiopia was -3,920 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was -3,900 hectares in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was -72,810 hectares in 1991.
- How does Ethiopia rank for annual change in forest area?
- Ethiopia ranks 178th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.