Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 23.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
23.7%
World rank
123rd
of 219 countries
All-time high
25.3%
in 1990
All-time low
23.7%
in 2025
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Ethiopia, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 23.7% for forest area as a proportion of total land area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Ethiopia peaked at 25.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 23.7%, in 2025.
Ethiopia ranks 123rd of 219 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25.3% | — |
| 2000 | 24.6% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 24.0% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 23.7% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 23.7% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 23.7% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.3% | 25.3% | 25.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 24.6% | 24.6% | 24.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 23.7% | 24.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 23.7% | 23.7% | 23.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0003 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -71.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0002 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -77.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Ethiopia?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Ethiopia was 23.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.7% in 2025.
- How does Ethiopia rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Ethiopia ranks 123rd out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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