Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita was 0 hectares per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Ethiopia, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Ethiopia is 0 hectares per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 0 hectares per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per person, in 2006.
Ethiopia ranks 133rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2002 | 0 hectares per person | +149.1% |
| 2003 | 0 hectares per person | -43.2% |
| 2004 | 0 hectares per person | -22.4% |
| 2005 | 0 hectares per person | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 0 hectares per person | -24.6% |
| 2007 | 0 hectares per person | +133.9% |
| 2008 | 0 hectares per person | -18.6% |
| 2009 | 0 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0 hectares per person | -16.2% |
| 2011 | 0 hectares per person | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 0 hectares per person | +99.9% |
| 2013 | 0 hectares per person | -36.5% |
| 2014 | 0 hectares per person | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 0 hectares per person | -42.0% |
| 2016 | 0 hectares per person | +127.4% |
| 2017 | 0 hectares per person | +110.8% |
| 2018 | 0 hectares per person | -52.8% |
| 2019 | 0 hectares per person | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 0 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0 hectares per person | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 0 hectares per person | -18.9% |
| 2023 | 0 hectares per person | +35.3% |
| 2024 | 0 hectares per person | -1.7% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0 hectares per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 hectares per person, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0 hectares per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 hectares per person, 25% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 130 Kenya 0 hectares per person compare
- 131 Saint Martin (French part) 0 hectares per person compare
- 132 Algeria 0 hectares per person compare
- 134 South Sudan 0 hectares per person compare
- 135 Moldova 0 hectares per person compare
- 136 British Virgin Islands 0 hectares per person compare
More reference data data for Ethiopia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6564 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 25.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 100.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 121.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.47 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Ethiopia?
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Ethiopia was 0 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2006.
- How does Ethiopia rank for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 133rd out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.