Ethiopia vs Indonesia: Arable land — Area

Ethiopia
16,400 1000 ha
in 2024
Indonesia
17,694 1000 ha
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
24th
Indonesia rank
21st

Arable land — Area over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Indonesia
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196119922024

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 17,694 1000 ha against 16,400 1000 ha in Ethiopia, a difference of 1,294 1000 ha.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

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

Ethiopia ranks 24th and Indonesia ranks 21st of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Indonesia Difference Ahead
1990s 9,912 1000 ha 17,766 1000 ha 7,854 1000 ha Indonesia
2000s 12,058 1000 ha 17,923 1000 ha 5,865 1000 ha Indonesia
2010s 15,608 1000 ha 17,845 1000 ha 2,237 1000 ha Indonesia
2020s 16,365 1000 ha 17,770 1000 ha 1,404 1000 ha Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, Ethiopia or Indonesia?
Indonesia, at 17,694 1000 ha against 16,400 1000 ha in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area between Ethiopia and Indonesia?
1,294 1000 ha, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Indonesia?
32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Indonesia rank globally for arable land — area?
Ethiopia ranks 24th and Indonesia ranks 21st of 231 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
Last refreshed

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.