Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area was 0.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Ethiopia, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 0.1% for annual deforestation as a share of forest area in 2020.
That represents a change of down 52.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Ethiopia peaked at 0.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2015.
Ethiopia ranks 44th of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3% | — |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -52.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.2%, 12% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6%, 24% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0.1478 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Ethiopia?
- Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Ethiopia was 0.1% 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 as a share of forest area recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest annual deforestation as a share of forest area recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2015.
- How does Ethiopia rank for annual deforestation as a share of forest area?
- Ethiopia ranks 44th out of 105 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual deforestation as a share of forest area rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.3%. 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 as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual deforestation as share of forest area represents the yearly percentage of forest area lost due to deforestation relative to the total forest area.