Ethiopia — Forest area
Forest Area (% of Land Area) for Ethiopia, 1993–2024.
Forest area for Ethiopia was 23.84% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 32 years, from 1993 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 28.32% in 1993. The lowest was 23.84% in 2022 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.55% per year.
Ethiopia ranks 123 of 214 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 57%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 22.46%, so Ethiopia sits above it. It peaked in 1993 and has fallen 16% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 0%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 23 of 48 economies; Togo (22.46%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 11% in 2004.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 110th of 205 in 1993 → 112th of 207 in 2000 → 122nd of 209 in 2010 → 123rd of 214 in 2020 → 122nd of 209 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1993 to 2024
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23.84% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 23.84% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 23.84% | -0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 23.84% | +0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 23.84% | -0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 23.84% | -0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 23.84% | -0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 23.85% | -0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 23.85% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 23.85% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 23.91% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 23.96% | -0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 24.01% | -0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 24.07% | -0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 24.12% | -0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 24.18% | -0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 24.25% | -0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 24.31% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 24.37% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 24.44% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 24.51% | -3.1 pp |
| 2003 | 27.59% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 27.66% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 27.74% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 27.81% | -0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 27.88% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 27.96% | -0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 28.03% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 28.1% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 28.17% | -0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 28.25% | -0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 28.32% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Ethiopia’s Forest area in 1994?
28.25% (1994). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of land area, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Ethiopia’s Forest area growing or shrinking?
Between 1993 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -15.8% in total — about 0.6% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator AG.LND.FRST.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 23.84%; 2023: 23.84%; 2022: 23.84%; 2021: 23.84%; 2020: 23.84%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
AG.LND.FRST.ZS — Forest Area (% of Land Area). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.