Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was -6,705 kt in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Ethiopia, 1993–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded -6,705 kt for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Ethiopia peaked at -4,929 kt in 2011 and was at its lowest, -11,197 kt, in 2016.
That places Ethiopia 188th out of 223 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | -6,175 kt | — |
| 1994 | -6,175 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -6,175 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -6,175 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -6,175 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -6,175 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -6,175 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -6,175 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -6,182 kt | +0.1% |
| 2002 | -6,182 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -6,182 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -6,182 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -6,182 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -6,182 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -6,182 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -6,182 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -6,182 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -6,182 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -4,929 kt | -20.3% |
| 2012 | -4,929 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -4,929 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -4,929 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -4,929 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -11,197 kt | +127.2% |
| 2017 | -11,197 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -11,197 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -11,197 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -11,197 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -6,705 kt | -40.1% |
| 2022 | -6,705 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -6,705 kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -6,705 kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -6,705 kt | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -6,175 kt | -6,175 kt | -6,175 kt | 7 |
| 2000s | -6,181 kt | -6,182 kt | -6,175 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -7,562 kt | -11,197 kt | -4,929 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -7,454 kt | -11,197 kt | -6,705 kt | 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 forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Ethiopia?
- Forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Ethiopia was -6,705 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was -4,929 kt in 2011.
- What is the lowest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was -11,197 kt in 2016.
- How does Ethiopia rank for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Ethiopia ranks 188th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.0%. 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 — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).