Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Ethiopia, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Ethiopia stood at 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Ethiopia peaked at 0.0146 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2001.
That places Ethiopia 65th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0114 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0129 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0135 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0136 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0137 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0138 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0142 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0143 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0143 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0144 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0146 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0116 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0138 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0129 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0143 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0144 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0146 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 62 Armenia 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 63 Croatia 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 64 Guinea-Bissau 0.0151 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 66 Greece 0.0142 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 67 Niger 0.014 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 68 British Virgin Islands 0.0133 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 arable land — area, per square kilometre in Ethiopia?
- Arable land — area, per square kilometre in Ethiopia was 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0146 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Ethiopia rank for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- Ethiopia ranks 65th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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 Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land — 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.
Arable land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arable land — 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
Arable land — 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.