Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 968,500 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Ethiopia, 1993–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Ethiopia is 968,500 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Ethiopia peaked at 968,500 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 296,790 hectares, in 1993.
Ethiopia ranks 38th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 353,580 hectares | 296,790 hectares | 410,370 hectares | 7 |
| 2000s | 514,485 hectares | 429,300 hectares | 599,670 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 705,870 hectares | 618,600 hectares | 831,420 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 917,100 hectares | 865,700 hectares | 968,500 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Ethiopia?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Ethiopia was 968,500 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 968,500 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 296,790 hectares in 1993.
- How does Ethiopia rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Ethiopia ranks 38th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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