Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 96.38 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Ethiopia, 1993–2025
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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
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.