Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0341 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Ethiopia, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Ethiopia stood at 0.0341 1000 ha per square kilometre.
The figure is up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Ethiopia peaked at 0.0344 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2004.
Ethiopia ranks 103rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0316 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0298 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0303 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0311 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0306 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0316 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0322 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0323 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0325 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0327 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0329 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0331 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0333 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0336 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0338 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0341 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0344 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0341 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0341 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.0341 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0573 1000 ha per square kilometre, 59% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.0341 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0487 1000 ha per square kilometre, 70% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0316 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0328 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0316 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0338 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0342 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0341 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0344 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 100 Angola 0.0363 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 101 Cambodia 0.0347 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 102 Mali 0.0342 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 104 Georgia 0.034 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 105 Costa Rica 0.0327 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 106 Dominica 0.0327 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -100 % change on previous year (2012)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Ethiopia?
- Agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Ethiopia was 0.0341 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture — area, per square kilometre recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0344 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area, per square kilometre recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2004.
- How does Ethiopia rank for agriculture — area, per square kilometre?
- Ethiopia ranks 103rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agriculture — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agriculture — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agriculture — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.