Forest land — Share in Land area in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Forest land — Share in Land area was 23.84 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Share in Land area in Ethiopia, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — share in land area in Ethiopia is 23.84 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Ethiopia peaked at 28.32 % in 1993 and was at its lowest, 23.84 %, in 2018.
That places Ethiopia 136th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.1 % | 27.88 % | 28.32 % | 7 |
| 2000s | 25.69 % | 24.18 % | 27.81 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.93 % | 23.84 % | 24.12 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.84 % | 23.84 % | 23.84 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 133 India 24.44 % compare
- 134 China, mainland 24.02 % compare
- 135 China 23.93 % compare
- 137 Montserrat 23.73 % compare
- 138 Saint Martin (French part) 23.4 % compare
- 139 Belgium-Luxembourg 23 % compare
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 — share in land area in Ethiopia?
- Forest land — share in land area in Ethiopia was 23.84 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.32 % in 1993.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.84 % in 2018.
- How does Ethiopia rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Ethiopia ranks 136th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 — Share in 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.