Cropland — Area per capita in Ethiopia PDR

Ethiopia PDR: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.21 ha/cap in 1992. ▼ Falling

Latest (1992)
0.21 ha/cap
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
86th
of 232 countries
All-time high
0.51 ha/cap
in 1962
All-time low
0.21 ha/cap
in 1992
Years of data
32
1961–1992

Cropland — Area per capita in Ethiopia PDR, 1961–1992

00.20.40.61961197619921961: 0.5 ha/cap1962: 0.51 ha/cap1963: 0.5 ha/cap1964: 0.49 ha/cap1965: 0.49 ha/cap1966: 0.49 ha/cap1967: 0.48 ha/cap1968: 0.47 ha/cap1969: 0.47 ha/cap1970: 0.46 ha/cap1971: 0.45 ha/cap1972: 0.45 ha/cap1973: 0.44 ha/cap1974: 0.42 ha/cap1975: 0.41 ha/cap1976: 0.4 ha/cap1977: 0.4 ha/cap1978: 0.39 ha/cap1979: 0.39 ha/cap1980: 0.38 ha/cap1981: 0.37 ha/cap1982: 0.35 ha/cap1983: 0.33 ha/cap1984: 0.31 ha/cap1985: 0.3 ha/cap1986: 0.29 ha/cap1987: 0.27 ha/cap1988: 0.26 ha/cap1989: 0.24 ha/cap1990: 0.23 ha/cap1991: 0.22 ha/cap1992: 0.21 ha/cap

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.

Analysis

Ethiopia PDR recorded 0.21 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 1992. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.

The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Ethiopia PDR peaked at 0.51 ha/cap in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.21 ha/cap, in 1992.

Ethiopia PDR ranks 86th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.4889 ha/cap 0.47 ha/cap 0.51 ha/cap 9
1970s 0.421 ha/cap 0.39 ha/cap 0.46 ha/cap 10
1980s 0.31 ha/cap 0.24 ha/cap 0.38 ha/cap 10
1990s 0.22 ha/cap 0.21 ha/cap 0.23 ha/cap 3

Countries ranked near Ethiopia PDR

  1. 86 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.21 ha/cap compare
  2. 86 Senegal 0.21 ha/cap compare
  3. 86 Sierra Leone 0.21 ha/cap compare
  4. 86 South Sudan 0.21 ha/cap

See the full ranking of 266 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland — area per capita in Ethiopia PDR?
Cropland — area per capita in Ethiopia PDR was 0.21 ha/cap in 1992, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Ethiopia PDR?
The highest recorded value was 0.51 ha/cap in 1962.
What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Ethiopia PDR?
The lowest recorded value was 0.21 ha/cap in 1992.
How does Ethiopia PDR rank for cropland — area per capita?
Ethiopia PDR ranks 86th out of 232 countries with data for 1992.
Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia PDR?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ethiopia PDR data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Cropland — Area per capita
Unit
ha/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
266 places, 15,610 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.