Natural resource degradation tendencies in Ethiopia: a review

Environmental Systems Research

Table 4 Forest resource statistics in Ethiopia reported by different sources

Forest resource	EFAP, 1994		Reusing, 1998	FAO, 2001	WBISPP, 2004	FAO, 2005
Forest resource	Area (million ha)	Growth stock (m³/ha)	Area (million ha)	Area (million ha)	Area (million ha)	Area (million ha)	Stock (m³/ha)
Natural high forest	2.3		5.755	4.506	4.072	12.509	22
Slightly disturbed forest	0.7	90–120	1.680	0.235		–
Highly disturbed forest	1.6	30–100	4.075	4.271		12.509	22
Woodlands	5.0	10–50	31.554**		29.24	44.650	2.3
Bushlands	20.0	5–30			26.40	44.650	2.3
Plantations*	0.2		0.216		0.216	0.419	22
Farm forests	NA	NA	NA		NA	NA	NA
Relative reliability ranking of the sources	3		4	2	1	4

Source: Lemenih and Woldemariam (2010)
^* FAO statistics on plantations (only commercial), ** woodlands and bushlands combined; NA = data not available