Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 3.62 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Ethiopia, 1993–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, planted forest — share in forest land in Ethiopia stood at 3.62 %. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Ethiopia peaked at 3.62 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.05 %, in 1993.
Ethiopia ranks 131st of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1.05 % | — |
| 1994 | 1.12 % | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 1.19 % | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 1.26 % | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 1.33 % | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 1.4 % | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 1.47 % | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 1.54 % | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 1.62 % | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 1.69 % | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 1.76 % | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 1.84 % | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 1.91 % | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 1.98 % | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 2.06 % | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 2.13 % | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 2.21 % | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 2.28 % | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 2.35 % | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 2.41 % | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 2.47 % | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 2.53 % | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 2.59 % | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 2.72 % | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 2.85 % | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 2.98 % | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 3.11 % | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 3.23 % | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 3.31 % | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 3.39 % | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 3.47 % | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 3.54 % | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 3.62 % | +2.3% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 3.62 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.65 %, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 3.62 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.91 %, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.26 % | 1.05 % | 1.47 % | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.87 % | 1.54 % | 2.21 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.63 % | 2.28 % | 3.11 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.43 % | 3.23 % | 3.62 % | 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 planted forest — share in forest land in Ethiopia?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Ethiopia was 3.62 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.62 % in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 % in 1993.
- How does Ethiopia rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Ethiopia ranks 131st out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.8%. 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 — 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.