Annual deforestation in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Annual deforestation was 38,190 hectares per year in 2020. ▼ Falling
Annual deforestation in Ethiopia, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
In 2020, annual deforestation in Ethiopia stood at 38,190 hectares per year. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual deforestation in Ethiopia peaked at 91,740 hectares per year in 1990 and was at its lowest, 38,190 hectares per year, in 2015.
That places Ethiopia 28th out of 112 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91,740 hectares per year | 91,740 hectares per year | 91,740 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 91,740 hectares per year | 91,740 hectares per year | 91,740 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 59,610 hectares per year | 38,190 hectares per year | 81,030 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 38,190 hectares per year | 38,190 hectares per year | 38,190 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
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 deforestation in Ethiopia?
- Annual deforestation in Ethiopia was 38,190 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual deforestation recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 91,740 hectares per year in 1990.
- What is the lowest annual deforestation recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,190 hectares per year in 2015.
- How does Ethiopia rank for annual deforestation?
- Ethiopia ranks 28th out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual deforestation rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.9%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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