Ethiopia vs Kenya

Ethiopia vs Kenya: Forest area

Forest area in 2024: 23.8% in Ethiopia and 6.6% in Kenya, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 17.2 percentage points, or 3.6 times that in Kenya.

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% of land · FAO

All yearsSince 2010
ValuesChange
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World
Ethiopia vs Kenya: Forest areaForest area in 2024: 23.8% in Ethiopia and 6.6% in Kenya, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 17.2 percentage points, or 3.6 times that in Kenya.
EthiopiaKenyaWorld

Latest figures

% of land · FAO

CountryLatest10 years beforeRank in 2024
Ethiopia23.8 202423.9122 of 209
Kenya6.6 20246.1174 of 209
World31.1 202331.4

What the numbers say

  • Ethiopia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1993.
  • In 2024, Ethiopia ranked 122 and Kenya ranked 174 of 209 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of land · FAO

YearEthiopiaKenyaWorld
202423.86.6–
202323.86.531.1
202223.86.431.1
202123.86.331.2
202023.86.231.2
201923.86.131.2
201823.86.131.3
201723.9631.3
201623.9631.3
201523.95.931.4
201423.96.131.4
2013246.331.4
2012246.531.5
201124.16.631.9
201024.16.832
200924.26.832
200824.36.832
200724.36.832.1
200624.46.832.1
200524.46.832.1
200424.56.732.2
200327.66.732.3
200227.76.732.3
200127.76.732.3
200027.86.732.4
199927.96.732.5
1998286.732.5
1997286.732.6
199628.16.732.7
199528.26.632.7
199428.36.632.8
199328.36.632.8
1992–6.633
1991–6.6–
1990–6.6–

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • The share of land under trees at least 5 metres tall, natural or planted, leaving out orchards and city parks.
  • Source: FAO, via the World Bank.
  • Ranks count the 209 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time