Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre in Ethiopia, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre in Ethiopia peaked at 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1993.
Ethiopia ranks 95th of 162 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.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 92 Croatia 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 93 Argentina 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 94 Nicaragua 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 96 Guyana 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 97 Senegal 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 98 Guam 0.0006 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)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 31.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 0.031 million SLC per person (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, annual -12.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, per unit 0 million USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, per 0.0004 million USD per person (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 6.97 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre in Ethiopia?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre in Ethiopia was 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1993.
- How does Ethiopia rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre?
- Ethiopia ranks 95th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. 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 Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area equipped for irrigation — 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.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land area equipped for irrigation — 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
Land area equipped for irrigation — 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.