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 28th of 248 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
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
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)
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 28th out of 248 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.