Cropland — Share in Land area in Ethiopia PDR

Ethiopia PDR: Cropland — Share in Land area was 10.27 % in 1992. ▼ Falling

Latest (1992)
10.27 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
147th
of 234 countries
All-time high
12.56 %
in 1979
All-time low
10.27 %
in 1991
Years of data
32
1961–1992

Cropland — Share in Land area in Ethiopia PDR, 1961–1992

0510151961197619921961: 10.4 %1962: 10.8 %1963: 11 %1964: 11 %1965: 11.4 %1966: 11.5 %1967: 11.6 %1968: 11.8 %1969: 12 %1970: 12 %1971: 12.3 %1972: 12.5 %1973: 12.5 %1974: 12.5 %1975: 12.5 %1976: 12.5 %1977: 12.5 %1978: 12.5 %1979: 12.6 %1980: 12.5 %1981: 12.3 %1982: 12.1 %1983: 11.9 %1984: 11.5 %1985: 11.4 %1986: 11.2 %1987: 10.9 %1988: 10.7 %1989: 10.5 %1990: 10.4 %1991: 10.3 %1992: 10.3 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 1992, cropland — share in land area in Ethiopia PDR stood at 10.27 %. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Ethiopia PDR peaked at 12.56 % in 1979 and was at its lowest, 10.27 %, in 1991.

Ethiopia PDR ranks 147th of 234 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 11.29 % 10.43 % 12.03 % 9
1970s 12.42 % 12.03 % 12.56 % 10
1980s 11.49 % 10.51 % 12.46 % 10
1990s 10.3 % 10.27 % 10.37 % 3

Countries ranked near Ethiopia PDR

  1. 144 Zimbabwe 10.51 % compare
  2. 145 USSR 10.44 % compare
  3. 146 Trinidad and Tobago 10.4 % compare
  4. 147 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 10.27 % compare
  5. 149 Netherlands Antilles (former) 10 % compare
  6. 149 Uzbekistan 10 %

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland — share in land area in Ethiopia PDR?
Cropland — share in land area in Ethiopia PDR was 10.27 % in 1992, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Ethiopia PDR?
The highest recorded value was 12.56 % in 1979.
What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Ethiopia PDR?
The lowest recorded value was 10.27 % in 1991.
How does Ethiopia PDR rank for cropland — share in land area?
Ethiopia PDR ranks 147th out of 234 countries with data for 1992.
Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Ethiopia PDR?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. 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 — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Cropland — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 15,866 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.