Planted Forest — Area in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Planted Forest — Area was 968.5 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Area in Ethiopia, 1993–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 968.5 1000 ha for planted forest — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in Ethiopia peaked at 968.5 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 296.79 1000 ha, in 1993.
Ethiopia ranks 39th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 353.58 1000 ha | 296.79 1000 ha | 410.37 1000 ha | 7 |
| 2000s | 514.49 1000 ha | 429.3 1000 ha | 599.67 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 705.87 1000 ha | 618.6 1000 ha | 831.42 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 917.1 1000 ha | 865.7 1000 ha | 968.5 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 36 Austria 1,313 1000 ha compare
- 37 Uruguay 1,167 1000 ha compare
- 38 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1,110 1000 ha compare
- 40 Caribbean 942.55 1000 ha compare
- 41 Côte d'Ivoire 903.32 1000 ha compare
- 42 Sudan (former) 845.95 1000 ha compare
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 planted forest — area in Ethiopia?
- Planted forest — area in Ethiopia was 968.5 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 968.5 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 296.79 1000 ha in 1993.
- How does Ethiopia rank for planted forest — area?
- Ethiopia ranks 39th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Planted Forest — 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.