Ethiopia PDR vs Southern Asia: Agriculture — Area

Ethiopia PDR
56,105 1000 ha
in 1992
Southern Asia
316,834 1000 ha
in 2024
Ethiopia PDR rank
20th
Southern Asia rank
11th

Agriculture — Area over time

  • Ethiopia PDR
  • Southern Asia
100.0k200.0k300.0k196119922024

How they compare

Southern Asia currently reports 316,834 1000 ha against 56,105 1000 ha in Ethiopia PDR, a difference of 260,729 1000 ha.

That makes Southern Asia's figure about 5.6 times Ethiopia PDR's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Southern Asia has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia PDR ranks 20th and Southern Asia ranks 11th of 216 countries.

Southern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia PDR Southern Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 58,584 1000 ha 326,499 1000 ha 267,914 1000 ha Southern Asia
1970s 59,352 1000 ha 330,018 1000 ha 270,666 1000 ha Southern Asia
1980s 57,822 1000 ha 332,664 1000 ha 274,842 1000 ha Southern Asia
1990s 56,192 1000 ha 334,582 1000 ha 278,390 1000 ha Southern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agriculture — area, Ethiopia PDR or Southern Asia?
Southern Asia, at 316,834 1000 ha against 56,105 1000 ha in Ethiopia PDR as of 2024.
What is the difference in agriculture — area between Ethiopia PDR and Southern Asia?
260,729 1000 ha, with Southern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia PDR and Southern Asia?
32 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1992.
How do Ethiopia PDR and Southern Asia rank globally for agriculture — area?
Ethiopia PDR ranks 20th and Southern Asia ranks 11th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agriculture — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Agriculture — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.