Ethiopia PDR vs Northern Europe: Arable land — Area

Ethiopia PDR
10,650 1000 ha
in 1992
Northern Europe
18,979 1000 ha
in 2024
Ethiopia PDR rank
29th
Northern Europe rank
10th

Arable land — Area over time

  • Ethiopia PDR
  • Northern Europe
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196119922024

How they compare

Northern Europe currently reports 18,979 1000 ha against 10,650 1000 ha in Ethiopia PDR, a difference of 8,329 1000 ha.

That makes Northern Europe's figure about 1.8 times Ethiopia PDR's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Northern Europe has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia PDR ranks 29th and Northern Europe ranks 10th of 211 countries.

Northern Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia PDR Northern Europe Difference Ahead
1960s 11,857 1000 ha 17,485 1000 ha 5,628 1000 ha Northern Europe
1970s 12,950 1000 ha 16,567 1000 ha 3,617 1000 ha Northern Europe
1980s 11,955 1000 ha 16,210 1000 ha 4,255 1000 ha Northern Europe
1990s 10,683 1000 ha 17,535 1000 ha 6,852 1000 ha Northern Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, Ethiopia PDR or Northern Europe?
Northern Europe, at 18,979 1000 ha against 10,650 1000 ha in Ethiopia PDR as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area between Ethiopia PDR and Northern Europe?
8,329 1000 ha, with Northern Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia PDR and Northern Europe?
32 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1992.
How do Ethiopia PDR and Northern Europe rank globally for arable land — area?
Ethiopia PDR ranks 29th and Northern Europe ranks 10th of 211 countries.
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
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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.