Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 20,612 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Ethiopia, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Ethiopia is 20,612 Square kilometres, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.0% on the previous year and up 174.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Ethiopia peaked at 20,612 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4,960 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Ethiopia ranks 12th of 57 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4,960 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 7,521 Square kilometres | +51.6% |
| 2015 | 10,016 Square kilometres | +33.2% |
| 2020 | 17,474 Square kilometres | +74.5% |
| 2022 | 20,612 Square kilometres | +18.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,960 Square kilometres | 4,960 Square kilometres | 4,960 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 8,768 Square kilometres | 7,521 Square kilometres | 10,016 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 19,043 Square kilometres | 17,474 Square kilometres | 20,612 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 9 Nigeria 21,656 Square kilometres compare
- 10 Ukraine 17,820 Square kilometres compare
- 11 Malaysia 14,209 Square kilometres compare
- 12 Japan 13,196 Square kilometres compare
- 13 Kazakhstan 12,517 Square kilometres compare
- 14 France 12,109 Square kilometres compare
- 15 Spain 11,583 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for Ethiopia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -11.35 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.57 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.52 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.55 Percentage change (2024)
- Land use hidden — Other areas 575,434 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 200,000 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Land area 1.13 million Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland 184,569 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Total area 1.14 million Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest 155,074 Square kilometres (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Ethiopia?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Ethiopia was 20,612 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 20,612 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,960 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Ethiopia rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Ethiopia ranks 12th out of 57 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 174.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation