Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 2,380 million t in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Ethiopia, 1993–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million t.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Ethiopia stood at 2,380 million t. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Ethiopia peaked at 2,520 million t in 1993 and was at its lowest, 2,380 million t, in 2025.
Ethiopia ranks 22nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 2,520 million t | — |
| 1994 | 2,514 million t | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 2,507 million t | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 2,501 million t | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 2,494 million t | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 2,488 million t | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 2,482 million t | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 2,475 million t | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 2,469 million t | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 2,462 million t | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 2,456 million t | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 2,449 million t | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 2,443 million t | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 2,436 million t | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 2,430 million t | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 2,423 million t | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 2,417 million t | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 2,410 million t | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 2,405 million t | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 2,400 million t | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 2,394 million t | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 2,389 million t | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 2,384 million t | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 2,384 million t | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 2,383 million t | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,383 million t | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 2,383 million t | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,382 million t | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,382 million t | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 2,382 million t | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 2,381 million t | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 2,381 million t | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 2,380 million t | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,501 million t | 2,482 million t | 2,520 million t | 7 |
| 2000s | 2,446 million t | 2,417 million t | 2,475 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,392 million t | 2,383 million t | 2,410 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,381 million t | 2,380 million t | 2,382 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More climate change data for Ethiopia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 87,053 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 27,625 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 59,429 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 104.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,122 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,042 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,650 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 392.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 17.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 14.02 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Ethiopia?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Ethiopia was 2,380 million t in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,520 million t in 1993.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,380 million t in 2025.
- How does Ethiopia rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Ethiopia ranks 22nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. 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.