Which has higher arable land — area, Central America or Ethiopia PDR?

Central America, at 25,888 1000 ha against 10,650 1000 ha in Ethiopia PDR as of 2024.

What is the difference in arable land — area between Central America and Ethiopia PDR?

15,238 1000 ha, with Central America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and Ethiopia PDR?

32 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1992.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central America vs Ethiopia PDR: Arable land — Area

Central America

25,888 1000 ha

in 2024

Ethiopia PDR

10,650 1000 ha

in 1992

Central America rank

29th

Ethiopia PDR rank

32nd

Arable land — Area over time

Central America
Ethiopia PDR

How they compare

Central America currently reports 25,888 1000 ha against 10,650 1000 ha in Ethiopia PDR, a difference of 15,238 1000 ha.

That makes Central America's figure about 2.4 times Ethiopia PDR's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Central America has been ahead every year.

Central America ranks 29th and Ethiopia PDR ranks 32nd of 36 groups.

Central America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central America	Ethiopia PDR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	23,793 1000 ha	11,857 1000 ha	11,936 1000 ha	Central America
1970s	22,601 1000 ha	12,950 1000 ha	9,652 1000 ha	Central America
1980s	23,824 1000 ha	11,955 1000 ha	11,869 1000 ha	Central America
1990s	27,674 1000 ha	10,683 1000 ha	16,991 1000 ha	Central America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, Central America or Ethiopia PDR?: Central America, at 25,888 1000 ha against 10,650 1000 ha in Ethiopia PDR as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area between Central America and Ethiopia PDR?: 15,238 1000 ha, with Central America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and Ethiopia PDR?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1992.
How do Central America and Ethiopia PDR rank globally for arable land — area?: Central America ranks 29th and Ethiopia PDR ranks 32nd of 36 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Arable land — Area
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 267 places, 15,674 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.