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Forest cover — Ethiopia

Forest cover in Ethiopia in 2023 — 14.93%. Ranked 142 in the world out of 213. Since 1993, the indicator has fallen by 4.11 pp.

2023 14.93% −0.06 pp vs 2022
World rank 142of 213
Period maximum 19.04%1993
Period minimum 14.93%2023

Trend over time

1993–2023 · % of land area

Forest cover — Ethiopia, 1993–202314161820199319961999200220052008201120142017202020231993: 19.04%1994: 18.97%1995: 18.89%1996: 18.82%1997: 18.75%1998: 18.67%1999: 18.6%2000: 18.53%2001: 18.46%2002: 18.38%2003: 18.31%2004: 16.16%2005: 16.09%2006: 16.03%2007: 15.96%2008: 15.9%2009: 15.84%2010: 15.77%2011: 15.71%2012: 15.64%2013: 15.58%2014: 15.51%2015: 15.45%2016: 15.38%2017: 15.32%2018: 15.25%2019: 15.19%2020: 15.12%2021: 15.06%2022: 15%2023: 14.93%
Change over the period: −4.11 pp Annual average: -0.14 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ethiopia

Ethiopia 14.93%
World 31.1%
Sub-Saharan Africa 25.74%
Eastern Africa computed 28.29%
Low-income countries computed 19.86%
Forest cover — Ethiopia, by year Ethiopia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 14.93 −0.06 pp
2022 15 −0.06 pp
2021 15.06 −0.06 pp
2020 15.12 −0.06 pp
2019 15.19 −0.06 pp
2018 15.25 −0.06 pp
2017 15.32 −0.06 pp
2016 15.38 −0.06 pp
2015 15.45 −0.06 pp
2014 15.51 −0.06 pp
2013 15.58 −0.06 pp
2012 15.64 −0.06 pp
2011 15.71 −0.06 pp
2010 15.77 −0.06 pp
2009 15.84 −0.06 pp
2008 15.9 −0.06 pp
2007 15.96 −0.06 pp
2006 16.03 −0.06 pp
2005 16.09 −0.06 pp
2004 16.16 −2.15 pp
2003 18.31 −0.07 pp
2002 18.38 −0.07 pp
2001 18.46 −0.07 pp
2000 18.53 −0.07 pp
1999 18.6 −0.07 pp
1998 18.67 −0.07 pp
1997 18.75 −0.07 pp
1996 18.82 −0.07 pp
1995 18.89 −0.07 pp
1994 18.97 −0.07 pp
1993 19.04 —

Eastern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SC Seychelles 73.26 ZM Zambia 59.52 TZ Tanzania 50.05 MZ Mozambique 45.81 ZW Zimbabwe 44.74 MW Malawi 22.44 MG Madagascar 21.3 MU Mauritius 19.47 KM Comoros 16.98 ET Ethiopia 14.93 SS South Sudan 11.33 RW Rwanda 11.31 UG Uganda 11.04 BI Burundi 10.89 SO Somalia 9.17 ER Eritrea 8.63 KE Kenya 6.22 DJ Djibouti 0.26
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About the indicator

The share of land under natural or planted forest in the total land area. Under the FAO definition, forest is a plot larger than 0.5 hectares with trees taller than 5 meters and a canopy cover above 10 percent; crop plantations and urban parks are not counted. The estimates are updated as part of the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA).

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by land area: the forest share is calculated against land area, not against the number of residents.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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