Arable land — Area, per capita in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Arable land — Area, per capita was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area, per capita in Ethiopia, 1993–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — area, per capita in Ethiopia is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Ethiopia 82nd out of 184 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.
Arable land — Area, per capita in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.0001 1000 ha per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 65% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.0001 1000 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 69% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 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)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per capita 0.0001 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area, per capita 0 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, per capita in Ethiopia?
- Arable land — area, per capita in Ethiopia was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Ethiopia rank for arable land — area, per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 82nd out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area, per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. 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 Arable land — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable 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.
Arable land — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arable land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Arable 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.