Forest land — Area in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Forest land — Area was 26,747 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Area in Ethiopia, 1993–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — area in Ethiopia stood at 26,747 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Ethiopia peaked at 28,319 1000 ha in 1993 and was at its lowest, 26,747 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Ethiopia 30th out of 249 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Forest land — Area in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 28,319 1000 ha | — |
| 1994 | 28,246 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 28,173 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 28,101 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 28,028 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 27,955 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 27,882 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 27,809 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 27,737 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 27,664 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 27,591 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 27,518 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 27,445 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 27,373 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 27,300 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 27,227 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 27,154 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 27,081 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 27,022 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 26,963 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 26,904 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 26,845 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 26,786 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 26,782 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 26,778 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 26,774 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 26,771 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 26,767 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 26,763 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 26,759 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 26,755 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 26,751 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 26,747 1000 ha | -0.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 26,747 1000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 2,436 1000 ha, 11.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 26,747 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,914 1000 ha, 6.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28,101 1000 ha | 27,882 1000 ha | 28,319 1000 ha | 7 |
| 2000s | 27,482 1000 ha | 27,154 1000 ha | 27,809 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,871 1000 ha | 26,771 1000 ha | 27,081 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,757 1000 ha | 26,747 1000 ha | 26,767 1000 ha | 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 77.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Ethiopia?
- Forest land — area in Ethiopia was 26,747 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 28,319 1000 ha in 1993.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,747 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Ethiopia rank for forest land — area?
- Ethiopia ranks 30th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — 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, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.