Agricultural land — Area in Djibouti
Djibouti: Agricultural land — Area was 1,704 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Area in Djibouti, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — area in Djibouti stood at 1,704 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Djibouti peaked at 1,704 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,299 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Djibouti 144th out of 255 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,301 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,301 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,301 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1,301 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,301 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1,301 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1,301 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1,301 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1,301 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1,301 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1,301 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1,301 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1,301 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1,301 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1,301 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1,301 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1,301 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1,301 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1,301 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1,301 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1,301 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1,301 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1,301 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1,301 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1,301 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,301 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1,301 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,301 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1,301 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1,299 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 1,336 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 1,371 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 1,401 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 1,401 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,452 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 1,482 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 1,502 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 1,502 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,552 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 1,602 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 1,682 1000 ha | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 1,702 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 1,702 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,702 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,702 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,702 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,702 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,702 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,702 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,702 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,702 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,703 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,703 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,703 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,703 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,703 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,703 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,704 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,704 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,704 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,704 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,704 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,704 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,704 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 1,704 1000 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,606 1000 ha, 30% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 1,704 1000 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,967 1000 ha, 57% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,301 1000 ha | 1,301 1000 ha | 1,301 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,301 1000 ha | 1,301 1000 ha | 1,301 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,301 1000 ha | 1,301 1000 ha | 1,301 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,430 1000 ha | 1,299 1000 ha | 1,552 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,690 1000 ha | 1,602 1000 ha | 1,702 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,703 1000 ha | 1,702 1000 ha | 1,704 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,704 1000 ha | 1,704 1000 ha | 1,704 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
More environment data for Djibouti
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -57.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.289 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1725 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Djibouti?
- Agricultural land — area in Djibouti was 1,704 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 1,704 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,299 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Djibouti rank for agricultural land — area?
- Djibouti ranks 144th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.