Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 96.38 % in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
96.38 %
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
105th
of 222 countries
All-time high
98.95 %
in 1993
All-time low
96.38 %
in 2025
Years of data
33
1993–2025

Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Ethiopia, 1993–2025

0204060801001993200920251993: 99 %1994: 98.9 %1995: 98.8 %1996: 98.7 %1997: 98.7 %1998: 98.6 %1999: 98.5 %2000: 98.5 %2001: 98.4 %2002: 98.3 %2003: 98.2 %2004: 98.2 %2005: 98.1 %2006: 98 %2007: 97.9 %2008: 97.9 %2009: 97.8 %2010: 97.7 %2011: 97.7 %2012: 97.6 %2013: 97.5 %2014: 97.5 %2015: 97.4 %2016: 97.3 %2017: 97.2 %2018: 97 %2019: 96.9 %2020: 96.8 %2021: 96.7 %2022: 96.6 %2023: 96.5 %2024: 96.5 %2025: 96.4 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 96.38 % for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Ethiopia peaked at 98.95 % in 1993 and was at its lowest, 96.38 %, in 2025.

That places Ethiopia 105th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 98.74 % 98.53 % 98.95 % 7
2000s 98.13 % 97.79 % 98.46 % 10
2010s 97.37 % 96.89 % 97.72 % 10
2020s 96.57 % 96.38 % 96.77 % 6

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 102 Wallis and Futuna Islands 96.77 % compare
  2. 103 Türkiye 96.69 % compare
  3. 104 Greece 96.43 % compare
  4. 106 Croatia 96.19 % compare
  5. 107 Kenya 96.1 % compare
  6. 108 Pakistan 96.03 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Ethiopia?
Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Ethiopia was 96.38 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 98.95 % in 1993.
What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 96.38 % in 2025.
How does Ethiopia rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
Ethiopia ranks 105th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 — Share in Forest land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,989 data points, 1990–2025
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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.