Agricultural land — Area, per capita in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Agricultural land — Area, per capita was 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Area, per capita in Ethiopia, 1993–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 0.0003 1000 ha per person for agricultural land — area, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 0.0006 1000 ha per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Ethiopia 106th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area, per capita in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More environment data for Ethiopia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 2,672 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 36.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Country area — Area, per capita 0.0009 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Land area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Land area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per capita in Ethiopia?
- Agricultural land — area, per capita in Ethiopia was 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0006 1000 ha per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Ethiopia rank for agricultural land — area, per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 106th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area, per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Agricultural land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.