Agricultural population in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Agricultural population was 65.98 million FAO, number in 2012. ▲ Rising
Agricultural population in Ethiopia, 1980–2012
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in FAO, number.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 65.98 million FAO, number for agricultural population in 2012. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural population in Ethiopia peaked at 65.98 million FAO, number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 33.68 million FAO, number, in 1980.
That places Ethiopia 1st out of 53 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.97 million FAO, number | 33.68 million FAO, number | 42.92 million FAO, number | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.13 million FAO, number | 44.17 million FAO, number | 52.83 million FAO, number | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.74 million FAO, number | 53.96 million FAO, number | 63.23 million FAO, number | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.07 million FAO, number | 64.16 million FAO, number | 65.98 million FAO, number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More environment data for Ethiopia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 192.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.46 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 87.11 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 12.61 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 18.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0131 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 131.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0409 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 13.56 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural population in Ethiopia?
- Agricultural population in Ethiopia was 65.98 million FAO, number in 2012, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest agricultural population recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 65.98 million FAO, number in 2012.
- What is the lowest agricultural population recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.68 million FAO, number in 1980.
- How does Ethiopia rank for agricultural population?
- Ethiopia ranks 1st out of 53 countries with data for 2012.
- Is agricultural population rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Agricultural population (FAO, number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Agricultural Population is defined as all persons depending for their livelihood on agriculture, hunting, fishing or forestry. This estimate comprises all persons actively engaged in agriculture and their non-working dependants. The Agricultural Population series are estimated by FAO based on the total population series obtained from UN Population Division ("World population prospects: The 2008 Revision") and the ratios of labour force in total population and agricultural labour force in total labour force from ILO: ("Economically active population, 1950-2010: The 4th Revision", ILO, Geneva, 1996). Direct information on agricultural population derived from national population censuses or surveys is scarce.