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 113th out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 98.95 % | — |
| 1994 | 98.88 % | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 98.81 % | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 98.74 % | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 98.67 % | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 98.6 % | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 98.53 % | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 98.46 % | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 98.38 % | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 98.31 % | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 98.24 % | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 98.16 % | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 98.09 % | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 98.02 % | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 97.94 % | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 97.87 % | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 97.79 % | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 97.72 % | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 97.65 % | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 97.59 % | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 97.53 % | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 97.47 % | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 97.41 % | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.28 % | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 97.15 % | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.02 % | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 96.89 % | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 96.77 % | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 96.69 % | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 96.61 % | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 96.53 % | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 96.46 % | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 96.38 % | -0.1% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 96.38 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 97.62 %, 99% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 96.38 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 97.67 %, 99% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
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
- 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 — 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 113th out of 240 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.