Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) was 7,989 kt in 2025. ▼ Falling
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Ethiopia, 1993–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 7,989 kt for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 67.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Ethiopia peaked at 29,938 kt in 2001 and was at its lowest, 7,989 kt, in 2021.
That places Ethiopia 33rd out of 223 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.
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 29,935 kt | — |
| 1994 | 29,935 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 29,935 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 29,935 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 29,935 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 29,935 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 29,935 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 29,935 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 29,938 kt | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 29,938 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 29,938 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 29,938 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 29,938 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 29,938 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 29,938 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 29,938 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 29,938 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 29,938 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 24,201 kt | -19.2% |
| 2012 | 24,201 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 24,201 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 24,201 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 24,201 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12,466 kt | -48.5% |
| 2017 | 12,466 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12,466 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12,466 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12,466 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7,989 kt | -35.9% |
| 2022 | 7,989 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7,989 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7,989 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7,989 kt | +0.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 7,989 kt is above the median for low income countries, which is 6,684 kt, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 7,989 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,825 kt, 2.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29,935 kt | 29,935 kt | 29,935 kt | 7 |
| 2000s | 29,938 kt | 29,935 kt | 29,938 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,081 kt | 12,466 kt | 29,938 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,735 kt | 7,989 kt | 12,466 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More climate change data for Ethiopia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 467.87 million kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Ethiopia?
- Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Ethiopia was 7,989 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 29,938 kt in 2001.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,989 kt in 2021.
- How does Ethiopia rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Ethiopia ranks 33rd out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.0%. 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 Net Forest conversion — 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).