Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita was -0.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Ethiopia, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Ethiopia stood at -0.0%.
The figure is up 93.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Ethiopia peaked at -0.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, -0.3%, in 2010.
Ethiopia ranks 149th of 227 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | -0.3% | -0.3% | -0.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.3% | -0.3% | -0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1% | -0.3% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% | 6 |
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 change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Ethiopia?
- Annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Ethiopia was -0.0% 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 vs. gdp per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was -0.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3% in 2010.
- How does Ethiopia rank for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 149th out of 227 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita 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 vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.