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 27th out of 231 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.
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
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 4.65 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 858.16 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 768.4 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 17.82 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 52.01 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 20,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.35 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2,057 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 42.65 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 16,400 1000 ha (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 27th out of 231 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.