Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 was 26,747 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
26,747 1000 ha
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
27th
of 239 countries
All-time high
28,319 1000 ha
in 1993
All-time low
26,747 1000 ha
in 2025
Years of data
33
1993–2025

Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Ethiopia, 1993–2025

010.0k20.0k30.0k1993200920251993: 28.3k 1000 ha1994: 28.2k 1000 ha1995: 28.2k 1000 ha1996: 28.1k 1000 ha1997: 28.0k 1000 ha1998: 28.0k 1000 ha1999: 27.9k 1000 ha2000: 27.8k 1000 ha2001: 27.7k 1000 ha2002: 27.7k 1000 ha2003: 27.6k 1000 ha2004: 27.5k 1000 ha2005: 27.4k 1000 ha2006: 27.4k 1000 ha2007: 27.3k 1000 ha2008: 27.2k 1000 ha2009: 27.2k 1000 ha2010: 27.1k 1000 ha2011: 27.0k 1000 ha2012: 27.0k 1000 ha2013: 26.9k 1000 ha2014: 26.8k 1000 ha2015: 26.8k 1000 ha2016: 26.8k 1000 ha2017: 26.8k 1000 ha2018: 26.8k 1000 ha2019: 26.8k 1000 ha2020: 26.8k 1000 ha2021: 26.8k 1000 ha2022: 26.8k 1000 ha2023: 26.8k 1000 ha2024: 26.8k 1000 ha2025: 26.7k 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 26,747 1000 ha for forestland — area — fao tier 1 in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Ethiopia peaked at 28,319 1000 ha in 1993 and was at its lowest, 26,747 1000 ha, in 2025.

That places Ethiopia 27th out of 239 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 28,101 1000 ha 27,882 1000 ha 28,319 1000 ha 7
2000s 27,482 1000 ha 27,154 1000 ha 27,809 1000 ha 10
2010s 26,871 1000 ha 26,771 1000 ha 27,081 1000 ha 10
2020s 26,757 1000 ha 26,747 1000 ha 26,767 1000 ha 6

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 24 Sudan (former) 31,559 1000 ha compare
  2. 25 Sweden 27,934 1000 ha compare
  3. 26 Myanmar 27,095 1000 ha compare
  4. 28 Japan 24,908 1000 ha compare
  5. 29 Gabon 23,555 1000 ha compare
  6. 30 Türkiye 22,806 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Ethiopia?
Forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Ethiopia was 26,747 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forestland — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 28,319 1000 ha in 1993.
What is the lowest forestland — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 26,747 1000 ha in 2025.
How does Ethiopia rank for forestland — area — fao tier 1?
Ethiopia ranks 27th out of 239 countries with data for 2025.
Is forestland — area — fao tier 1 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 Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,600 data points, 1990–2025
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).