Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC was 48,006 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Ethiopia, 1993–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2022, shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Ethiopia stood at 48,006 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Ethiopia peaked at 50,587 1000 ha in 1993 and was at its lowest, 48,006 1000 ha, in 2022.
That places Ethiopia 9th out of 224 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 50,587 1000 ha | — |
| 1994 | 50,587 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 50,559 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 50,448 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 50,396 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 50,328 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 49,964 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 49,720 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 49,687 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 49,643 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 49,577 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 49,434 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 49,410 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 49,359 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 49,318 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 49,268 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 49,242 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 49,230 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 49,225 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 49,226 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 49,220 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 49,169 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 49,168 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 49,048 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 48,974 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 48,578 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 48,300 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 48,276 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 48,119 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 48,006 1000 ha | -0.2% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 48,006 1000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 2,566 1000 ha, 18.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 48,006 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,550 1000 ha, 18.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50,410 1000 ha | 49,964 1000 ha | 50,587 1000 ha | 7 |
| 2000s | 49,466 1000 ha | 49,242 1000 ha | 49,720 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 49,014 1000 ha | 48,300 1000 ha | 49,230 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 48,134 1000 ha | 48,006 1000 ha | 48,276 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 7,529 1000 ha compare
- 6 Mexico 70,432 1000 ha compare
- 7 Lao People's Democratic Republic 7,227 1000 ha compare
- 7 South Africa 64,444 1000 ha compare
- 8 Canada 58,090 1000 ha compare
- 8 Türkiye 7,084 1000 ha compare
- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 6,836 1000 ha compare
- 10 Sudan (former) 45,490 1000 ha compare
- 10 Viet Nam 5,809 1000 ha compare
- 11 Botswana 44,738 1000 ha compare
- 11 Melanesia 907.08 1000 ha compare
- 12 Somalia 36,754 1000 ha compare
- 12 Syrian Arab Republic 236.79 1000 ha 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 shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Ethiopia?
- Shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Ethiopia was 48,006 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 50,587 1000 ha in 1993.
- What is the lowest shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48,006 1000 ha in 2022.
- How does Ethiopia rank for shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc?
- Ethiopia ranks 9th out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
- Is shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. 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 Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.