Table 5 Forest distribution in Ethiopia by Region, according to WBISPP 2004
From: Natural resource degradation tendencies in Ethiopia: a review
Region | High Forest | Woodlands | Shrub lands | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total (ha) | % total | Total (ha) | % total | Total (ha) | % total | |
Oromiya | 2,547,632 | 62.5 | 9,823,163 | 34 | 7,750,422 | 29 |
SNNP | 775,393 | 19.0 | 1,387,759 | 5 | 2,434,779 | 9 |
Gambella | 535,948 | 13.2 | 861,126 | 3 | 146,103 | 1 |
Amhara | 92,744 | 2.3 | 1,040,064 | 4 | 4,352,672 | 17 |
Beneshangul-Gumuz | 68,495 | 1.7 | 2,473,064 | 8 | 1,422,191 | 5 |
Tigray | 9,332 | 0.2 | 294,455 | 1 | 1,841,182 | 7 |
Afar | 39,197 | 1.0 | 163,657 | 1 | 3,021,697 | 12 |
Somali | 4,257 | 0.1 | 13,199,662 | 45 | 5,384,022 | 20 |
Others (Harari, Dire Dawa) | 216 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 44,13 | 0 |
Total | 4,073,214 | 100 | 29,242,950 | 100 | 26,400,200 | 100 |