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
Latest (2025)
968,500 hectares
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
38th
of 185 countries
All-time high
968,500 hectares
in 2025
All-time low
296,790 hectares
in 1993
Years of data
33
1993–2025
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.
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 296,790 hectares | — |
| 1994 | 315,720 hectares | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 334,650 hectares | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 353,580 hectares | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 372,510 hectares | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 391,440 hectares | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 410,370 hectares | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 429,300 hectares | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 448,230 hectares | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 467,160 hectares | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 486,090 hectares | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 505,020 hectares | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 523,950 hectares | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 542,880 hectares | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 561,810 hectares | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 580,740 hectares | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 599,670 hectares | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 618,600 hectares | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 633,740 hectares | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 648,880 hectares | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 664,020 hectares | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 679,160 hectares | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 694,300 hectares | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 728,580 hectares | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 762,860 hectares | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 797,140 hectares | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 831,420 hectares | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 865,700 hectares | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 886,260 hectares | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 906,820 hectares | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 927,380 hectares | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 947,940 hectares | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 968,500 hectares | +2.2% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 968,500 hectares is above the median for low income countries, which is 130,585 hectares, 7.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 968,500 hectares is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 112,210 hectares, 8.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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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