Ethiopia's forest cover fell from 19.0 % in 1994 to 14.9 % in 2023.
Ethiopia · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
Ethiopia's forest area fell from 189,665 km in 1994 to 168,495 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
107th of 213 · 24th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Ethiopia's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) fell from 18.5 % in 2013 to 17.0 % in 2025.
Ethiopia's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 30.5 % in 1994 to 34.1 % in 2023.
Ethiopia's arable land (% of land area) rose from 9.9 % in 1994 to 14.5 % in 2023.
Air
Ethiopia's air pollution (pm2.5) rose from 20.5 in 1994 to 23.8 in 2023.
Water
Ethiopia's water stress rose from 4.6 % in 2002 to 8.6 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
131st of 181 · 30th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Ethiopia's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 2,272 in 1993 to 973.0 in 2022.
Access
Ethiopia's safe drinking water rose from 5.4 % in 2000 to 13.5 % in 2024.
Ethiopia's safe sanitation rose from 2.3 % in 2000 to 8.1 % in 2024.