Cropland — Area per capita in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.14 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Ethiopia, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — area per capita in Ethiopia stood at 0.14 ha/cap. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 0.2 ha/cap in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.14 ha/cap, in 2023.
That places Ethiopia 131st out of 250 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.
Cropland — Area per capita in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.2 ha/cap | — |
| 1994 | 0.19 ha/cap | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.18 ha/cap | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.17 ha/cap | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.16 ha/cap | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.15 ha/cap | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.16 ha/cap | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 0.17 ha/cap | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.18 ha/cap | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.17 ha/cap | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.18 ha/cap | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.17 ha/cap | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.16 ha/cap | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.15 ha/cap | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.14 ha/cap | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.14 ha/cap is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.21 ha/cap, 67% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.14 ha/cap is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2 ha/cap, 70% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1786 ha/cap | 0.16 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.166 ha/cap | 0.15 ha/cap | 0.18 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.166 ha/cap | 0.16 ha/cap | 0.18 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.148 ha/cap | 0.14 ha/cap | 0.16 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 131 Bhutan 0.14 ha/cap compare
- 131 Cabo Verde 0.14 ha/cap compare
- 131 El Salvador 0.14 ha/cap compare
- 131 Germany 0.14 ha/cap compare
- 131 Kenya 0.14 ha/cap compare
- 131 Saudi Arabia 0.14 ha/cap compare
- 131 Timor-Leste 0.14 ha/cap compare
- 131 East Timor 0.14 ha/cap 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 77.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Ethiopia?
- Cropland — area per capita in Ethiopia was 0.14 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2 ha/cap in 1993.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.14 ha/cap in 2023.
- How does Ethiopia rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 131st out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. 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, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 32 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
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.