Temporary fallow — Area in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Temporary fallow — Area was 331 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Temporary fallow — Area in Ethiopia, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for temporary fallow — area in Ethiopia is 331 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary fallow — area in Ethiopia peaked at 1,444 1000 ha in 2006 and was at its lowest, 331 1000 ha, in 2022.
Ethiopia ranks 67th of 242 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary fallow — Area in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 840 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 840 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,076 1000 ha | +28.1% |
| 2004 | 1,369 1000 ha | +27.2% |
| 2005 | 1,398 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 1,444 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 1,165 1000 ha | -19.3% |
| 2008 | 635 1000 ha | -45.5% |
| 2009 | 635 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 615 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 618 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 624 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 628 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 632 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 636 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 640 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 642.2 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 550 1000 ha | -14.4% |
| 2019 | 512 1000 ha | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 474 1000 ha | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 435 1000 ha | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 331 1000 ha | -23.9% |
| 2023 | 331 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 331 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 331 1000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 298.24 1000 ha, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 331 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 187 1000 ha, 1.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temporary fallow — Area in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -45.5% | 1,165 1000 ha | 635 1000 ha |
| 2003 | +28.1% | 840 1000 ha | 1,076 1000 ha |
| 2004 | +27.2% | 1,076 1000 ha | 1,369 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,045 1000 ha | 635 1000 ha | 1,444 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 609.72 1000 ha | 512 1000 ha | 642.2 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 380.4 1000 ha | 331 1000 ha | 474 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 fallow — area in Ethiopia?
- Temporary fallow — area in Ethiopia was 331 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary fallow — area recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,444 1000 ha in 2006.
- What is the lowest temporary fallow — area recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 331 1000 ha in 2022.
- How does Ethiopia rank for temporary fallow — area?
- Ethiopia ranks 67th out of 242 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary fallow — area rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Temporary fallow — 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.