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 147th out of 249 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.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 28.32 % | — |
| 1994 | 28.25 % | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 28.17 % | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 28.1 % | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 28.03 % | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 27.96 % | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 27.88 % | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 27.81 % | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 27.74 % | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 27.66 % | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 27.59 % | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 24.51 % | -11.2% |
| 2005 | 24.44 % | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 24.37 % | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 24.31 % | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 24.25 % | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 24.18 % | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 24.12 % | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 24.07 % | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 24.01 % | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 23.96 % | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 23.91 % | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 23.85 % | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 23.85 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 23.85 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 23.84 % | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 23.84 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 23.84 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 23.84 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 23.84 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 23.84 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 23.84 % | +0.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 23.84 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 11.99 %, 2.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 23.84 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22 %, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
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
- 144 India 24.44 % compare
- 145 China, mainland 24.02 % compare
- 146 China 23.93 % compare
- 148 Montserrat 23.73 % compare
- 149 Saint Martin (French Part) 23.4 % compare
- 150 Belgium-Luxembourg 23 % compare
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 — 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 147th out of 249 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.