Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Ethiopia, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area, per square kilometre in Ethiopia is 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, per square kilometre in Ethiopia peaked at 0.0166 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1994.
Ethiopia ranks 82nd of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0116 1000 ha per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0116 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.012 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0134 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0129 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0146 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0148 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0166 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0134 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0151 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0161 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0166 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 79 Estonia 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 80 Cameroon 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 81 Maldives 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 83 Saint Lucia 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 84 Samoa 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 85 Nicaragua 0.0149 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 cropland — area, per square kilometre in Ethiopia?
- Cropland — area, per square kilometre in Ethiopia was 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0166 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does Ethiopia rank for cropland — area, per square kilometre?
- Ethiopia ranks 82nd out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. 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 Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland — 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.
Cropland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cropland — 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
Cropland — 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.