Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 4.65 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Ethiopia, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 4.65 % for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Ethiopia peaked at 5.01 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.75 %, in 1993.
That places Ethiopia 147th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 2.75 % | — |
| 1994 | 2.77 % | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 2.77 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.77 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2.77 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2.77 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.76 % | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 2.76 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.76 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.12 % | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 3.16 % | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 3.1 % | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 3.27 % | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 3.4 % | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 3.47 % | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 3.87 % | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 4 % | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 4.08 % | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 4.17 % | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 4.37 % | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 4.55 % | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 4.73 % | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 5.01 % | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 4.95 % | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 4.89 % | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 4.79 % | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 4.72 % | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 4.64 % | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 4.57 % | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 4.65 % | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 4.65 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.65 % | +0.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 4.65 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.01 %, 2.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 4.65 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.63 %, 2.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.77 % | 2.75 % | 2.77 % | 7 |
| 2000s | 3.29 % | 2.76 % | 4 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.63 % | 4.08 % | 5.01 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.63 % | 4.57 % | 4.65 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
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 equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Ethiopia?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Ethiopia was 4.65 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.01 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.75 % in 1993.
- How does Ethiopia rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Ethiopia ranks 147th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. 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.