Environment in Ethiopia

1,994 indicators covering environment for Ethiopia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Share of global forest area 0.6% 2025 up 0.8% 24th
Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index 0.315 2023 down 51.7% 45th
Veneer sheets — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 99.5% 172nd
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.0123 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 186.4% 86th
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per square kilometre 0.001 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 80.7% 107th
Veneer sheets — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 98.5% 157th
Total fibre furnish — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 84.9% 126th
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 83.4% 125th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 91.6% 137th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 54.0% 14th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 54.0% 12th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 14.4% 13th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 13.8% 9th
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 1,129.7% 153rd
Plywood and LVL — Production 55,330 m3 2024 up 130.5% 71st
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 6.25 % change on previous year 2024 up 122.3% 70th
Fibreboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 96.8% 160th
Fibreboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 95.1% 157th
Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per capita 0 1000 USD per person 2024 170th
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita 0 t per person 2024 164th
Newsprint — Import value, per square kilometre 0.0026 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 13.0% 134th
Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.0021 t per square kilometre 2023 down 53.4% 136th
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 up 0.0% 76th
Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 7.34 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 12.4% 18th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 119th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 29.5% 138th
Paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 44th
Veneer sheets — Import value, annual growth rate -97.82 % change on previous year 2024 down 293.7% 190th
Dissolving wood pulp — Import quantity 126 t 2024 53rd
Dissolving wood pulp — Import value 141 1000 USD 2024 54th
Paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate 123.53 % change on previous year 2024 up 438.5% 11th
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.8432 m3 per person 2024 down 14.1% 17th
Wood fuel — Production, per capita 0.9066 m3 per person 2024 down 14.1% 17th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.87 m3 per person 2024 down 13.9% 28th
Roundwood — Production, per capita 0.9335 m3 per person 2024 down 13.9% 38th
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 6.25 % change on previous year 2024 up 106.2% 68th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import quantity 1,831 t 2024 down 60.7% 116th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import value 1,484 1000 USD 2024 down 65.5% 119th
Roundwood — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 87.7% 135th
Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.0013 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 46.9% 120th
Paper and paperboard — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 95.4% 166th
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 96.3% 164th
Recovered paper — Import quantity 1,139 t 2024 down 72.1% 111th
Recovered paper — Import value 166 1000 USD 2024 down 88.5% 123rd
Annual change in forest area -3,920 hectares 2025 up 93.4% 178th
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area -0.0% 2025 up 93.4% 150th
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita -0.0% 2025 up 93.4% 149th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods -3,920 hectares 2025 up 93.4% 178th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, per capita 0 t per person 2024 99th
Fibreboard — Export quantity 7,406 m3 2024 75th
Fibreboard — Export value 1,340 1000 USD 2024 85th
Other paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 44th
Roundwood, coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0635 m3 per person 2024 down 14.1% 52nd
Other paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate 127.27 % change on previous year 2024 up 227.3% 10th
Forest land — Area 26,747 1000 ha 2025 down 0.1% 30th
Naturally regenerating forest — Area 25,779 1000 ha 2025 down 1.2% 28th
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land 96.38 % 2025 down 1.1% 113th
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre 0 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 15,801.2% 161st
Veneer sheets — Import quantity, annual growth rate -98.47 % change on previous year 2024 down 164.5% 211th
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Export quantity 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 155th