What is grassland — area from cci_lc in Ethiopia?

Grassland — area from cci_lc in Ethiopia was 11,677 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest grassland — area from cci_lc recorded in Ethiopia?

The highest recorded value was 11,720 1000 ha in 2018.

What is the lowest grassland — area from cci_lc recorded in Ethiopia?

The lowest recorded value was 11,009 1000 ha in 1994.

How does Ethiopia rank for grassland — area from cci_lc?

Ethiopia ranks 30th out of 241 countries with data for 2022.

Is grassland — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Ethiopia?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Ethiopia data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Grassland — Area from CCI_LC in Ethiopia

Name: Grassland — Area from CCI_LC in Ethiopia
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Ethiopia: Grassland — Area from CCI_LC was 11,677 1000 ha in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)

11,677 1000 ha

Change on year

down 0.1%

World rank

30th

of 241 countries

All-time high

11,720 1000 ha

in 2018

All-time low

11,009 1000 ha

in 1994

Years of data

1993–2022

Grassland — Area from CCI_LC in Ethiopia, 1993–2022

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 11,677 1000 ha for grassland — area from cci_lc in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland — area from cci_lc in Ethiopia peaked at 11,720 1000 ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11,009 1000 ha, in 1994.

That places Ethiopia 30th out of 241 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	11,037 1000 ha	11,009 1000 ha	11,125 1000 ha	7
2000s	11,564 1000 ha	11,301 1000 ha	11,672 1000 ha	10
2010s	11,708 1000 ha	11,695 1000 ha	11,720 1000 ha	10
2020s	11,694 1000 ha	11,677 1000 ha	11,712 1000 ha	3

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

27 New Zealand 14,176 1000 ha compare
28 Türkiye 14,064 1000 ha compare
29 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 11,933 1000 ha compare
31 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 11,553 1000 ha compare
32 Uruguay 11,447 1000 ha compare
33 France 11,428 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 270 places →

More environment data for Ethiopia

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 4.65 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 858.16 1000 ha (2024)
Inland waters — Area 768.4 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 17.82 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 52.01 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 20,000 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.35 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 2,057 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 42.65 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 16,400 1000 ha (2024)

All data for Ethiopia →

Frequently asked questions

What is grassland — area from cci_lc in Ethiopia?: Grassland — area from cci_lc in Ethiopia was 11,677 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest grassland — area from cci_lc recorded in Ethiopia?: The highest recorded value was 11,720 1000 ha in 2018.
What is the lowest grassland — area from cci_lc recorded in Ethiopia?: The lowest recorded value was 11,009 1000 ha in 1994.
How does Ethiopia rank for grassland — area from cci_lc?: Ethiopia ranks 30th out of 241 countries with data for 2022.
Is grassland — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Ethiopia?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Grassland — Area from CCI_LC
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 270 places, 8,231 data points, 1992–2022
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.