Share global forest in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share global forest was 0.646 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.646
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
24th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.657
in 1990
All-time low
0.6406
in 2015
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Ethiopia, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share global forest in Ethiopia stood at 0.646.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Ethiopia peaked at 0.657 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.6406, in 2015.
That places Ethiopia 24th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Share global forest in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.657 | — |
| 1991 | 0.657 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6569 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.6568 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6568 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6567 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6567 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6566 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6565 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6565 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6564 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6552 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6541 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6529 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6517 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6506 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6494 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6482 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.647 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6458 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6446 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6438 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.643 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6422 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6414 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6406 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.641 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6414 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6418 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6422 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6426 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6433 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.644 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6447 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6453 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.646 | +0.1% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.646 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0782, 8.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.646 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1056, 6.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6567 | 0.6565 | 0.657 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6511 | 0.6458 | 0.6564 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6422 | 0.6406 | 0.6446 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6443 | 0.6426 | 0.646 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More environment data for Ethiopia
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1476 hectares per person (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 17.82 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Ethiopia?
- Share global forest in Ethiopia was 0.646 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.657 in 1990.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6406 in 2015.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share global forest?
- Ethiopia ranks 24th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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