Forest area in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Forest area was 26.75 million hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area in Ethiopia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area in Ethiopia stood at 26.75 million hectares. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Ethiopia peaked at 28.54 million hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 26.75 million hectares, in 2025.
Ethiopia ranks 24th of 235 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.21 million hectares | 27.88 million hectares | 28.54 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.48 million hectares | 27.15 million hectares | 27.81 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.87 million hectares | 26.77 million hectares | 27.08 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.76 million hectares | 26.75 million hectares | 26.77 million hectares | 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 forest area in Ethiopia?
- Forest area in Ethiopia was 26.75 million 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 forest area recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.54 million hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.75 million hectares in 2025.
- How does Ethiopia rank for forest area?
- Ethiopia ranks 24th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.