Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 25,779 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Ethiopia, 1993–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 25,779 1000 ha for naturally regenerating forest — area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Ethiopia peaked at 28,022 1000 ha in 1993 and was at its lowest, 25,779 1000 ha, in 2025.
Ethiopia ranks 28th of 240 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 28,022 1000 ha | — |
| 1994 | 27,931 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 27,839 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 27,747 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 27,655 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 27,564 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 27,472 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 27,380 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 27,288 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 27,197 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 27,105 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 27,013 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 26,922 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 26,830 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 26,738 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 26,646 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 26,554 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 26,463 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 26,389 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 26,314 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 26,240 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 26,166 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 26,092 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 26,054 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 26,016 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 25,977 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 25,939 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 25,901 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 25,876 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 25,852 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 25,828 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 25,803 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 25,779 1000 ha | -0.1% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 25,779 1000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 2,412 1000 ha, 10.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 25,779 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,761 1000 ha, 6.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27,747 1000 ha | 27,472 1000 ha | 28,022 1000 ha | 7 |
| 2000s | 26,967 1000 ha | 26,554 1000 ha | 27,380 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,165 1000 ha | 25,939 1000 ha | 26,463 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,840 1000 ha | 25,779 1000 ha | 25,901 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 25 Papua New Guinea 33,970 1000 ha compare
- 26 Mozambique 32,159 1000 ha compare
- 27 Sudan (former) 30,713 1000 ha compare
- 29 Myanmar 25,641 1000 ha compare
- 30 Gabon 23,507 1000 ha compare
- 31 Türkiye 22,051 1000 ha compare
- 31 Turkey 22,051 1000 ha 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 naturally regenerating forest — area in Ethiopia?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Ethiopia was 25,779 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 28,022 1000 ha in 1993.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,779 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Ethiopia rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Ethiopia ranks 28th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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 Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.