Land area — Area in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Land area — Area was 112,213 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area — Area in Ethiopia, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area — area in Ethiopia is 112,213 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area in Ethiopia peaked at 112,300 1000 ha in 2006 and was at its lowest, 100,000 1000 ha, in 1993.
Ethiopia ranks 31st of 267 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Land area — Area in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 100,000 1000 ha | — |
| 1994 | 100,000 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100,000 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100,000 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 100,000 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100,000 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100,000 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100,000 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100,000 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100,000 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100,000 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 112,288 1000 ha | +12.3% |
| 2005 | 112,298 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 112,300 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 112,298 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 112,295 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 112,296 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 112,296 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 112,288 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 112,285 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 112,287 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 112,287 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 112,293 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 112,299 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 112,296 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 112,295 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 112,291 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 112,280 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 112,259 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 112,248 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 112,213 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 112,213 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 112,213 1000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 52,797 1000 ha, 2.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 112,213 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27,360 1000 ha, 4.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100,000 1000 ha | 100,000 1000 ha | 100,000 1000 ha | 7 |
| 2000s | 107,378 1000 ha | 100,000 1000 ha | 112,300 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 112,292 1000 ha | 112,285 1000 ha | 112,299 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 112,243 1000 ha | 112,213 1000 ha | 112,280 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 28 Angola 124,670 1000 ha compare
- 29 Mali 122,019 1000 ha compare
- 30 South Africa 121,309 1000 ha compare
- 32 Colombia 110,950 1000 ha compare
- 33 Ethiopia PDR 110,100 1000 ha
- 34 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 108,796 1000 ha 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 land area — area in Ethiopia?
- Land area — area in Ethiopia was 112,213 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area — area recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 112,300 1000 ha in 2006.
- What is the lowest land area — area recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 100,000 1000 ha in 1993.
- How does Ethiopia rank for land area — area?
- Ethiopia ranks 31st out of 267 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 Land area — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.