Temporary crops — Area in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Temporary crops — Area was 14,314 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary crops — Area in Ethiopia, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, temporary crops — area in Ethiopia stood at 14,314 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary crops — area in Ethiopia peaked at 14,314 1000 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8,055 1000 ha, in 2002.
Ethiopia ranks 21st of 242 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary crops — Area in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8,193 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 8,055 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 8,975 1000 ha | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 10,151 1000 ha | +13.1% |
| 2005 | 10,525 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 10,965 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 11,343 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 11,587 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 11,917 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 12,241 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 12,558 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 12,797 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 12,865 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 12,933 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 13,001 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 13,069 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 13,138 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 13,873 1000 ha | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 13,942 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 14,011 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 14,314 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 14,314 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14,314 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14,314 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 14,314 1000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 2,336 1000 ha, 6.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 14,314 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,076 1000 ha, 6.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10,190 1000 ha | 8,055 1000 ha | 11,917 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 13,042 1000 ha | 12,241 1000 ha | 13,942 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,254 1000 ha | 14,011 1000 ha | 14,314 1000 ha | 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 temporary crops — area in Ethiopia?
- Temporary crops — area in Ethiopia was 14,314 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary crops — area recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 14,314 1000 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest temporary crops — area recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,055 1000 ha in 2002.
- How does Ethiopia rank for temporary crops — area?
- Ethiopia ranks 21st out of 242 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary crops — area rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. 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 Temporary crops — 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.