Arable land use per person in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Arable land use per person was 0.1274 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Ethiopia, 1993–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land use per person in Ethiopia stood at 0.1274 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Ethiopia peaked at 0.1862 hectares per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.1274 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Ethiopia 92nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1676 hectares per person | 0.1511 hectares per person | 0.1862 hectares per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.1553 hectares per person | 0.1375 hectares per person | 0.1689 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1525 hectares per person | 0.1399 hectares per person | 0.1631 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1322 hectares per person | 0.1274 hectares per person | 0.1362 hectares per person | 4 |
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 arable land use per person in Ethiopia?
- Arable land use per person in Ethiopia was 0.1274 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1862 hectares per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1274 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Ethiopia rank for arable land use per person?
- Ethiopia ranks 92nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.