Share of forest area within protected areas in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share of forest area within protected areas was 17.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of forest area within protected areas in Ethiopia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 17.7% for share of forest area within protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest area within protected areas in Ethiopia peaked at 17.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 1990.
Ethiopia ranks 102nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of forest area within protected areas in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.7% | — |
| 2000 | 17.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 17.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 17.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 17.7% | +0.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 17.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 15.9%, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 17.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.7%, 90% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.7% | 17.7% | 17.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 17.7% | 17.7% | 17.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 17.7% | 17.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 17.7% | 17.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 100 Australia 18.1% compare
- 101 Switzerland 17.7% compare
- 103 Serbia 17.2% compare
- 104 Bangladesh 16.7% compare
- 105 Myanmar 16.6% compare
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 share of forest area within protected areas in Ethiopia?
- Share of forest area within protected areas in Ethiopia was 17.7% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 1990.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share of forest area within protected areas?
- Ethiopia ranks 102nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest area within protected areas rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest area within protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%).