Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Temporary meadows and pastures — Area was 1,755 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary meadows and pastures — 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 meadows and pastures — area in Ethiopia is 1,755 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary meadows and pastures — area in Ethiopia peaked at 2,189 1000 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 764.35 1000 ha, in 2001.
That places Ethiopia 19th out of 229 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 764.35 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 958 1000 ha | +25.3% |
| 2003 | 877 1000 ha | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 844 1000 ha | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 900 1000 ha | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 987 1000 ha | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 1,530 1000 ha | +55.0% |
| 2008 | 1,384 1000 ha | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 1,396 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1,709 1000 ha | +22.4% |
| 2011 | 2,018 1000 ha | +18.1% |
| 2012 | 1,925 1000 ha | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 1,978 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 2,031 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 2,084 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 2,137 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 2,189 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 1,764 1000 ha | -19.4% |
| 2019 | 1,737 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 1,710 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 1,682 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 1,755 1000 ha | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 1,755 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,755 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 1,755 1000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 173.34 1000 ha, 10.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 1,755 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 173.34 1000 ha, 10.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temporary meadows and pastures — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +55.0% | 987 1000 ha | 1,530 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,071 1000 ha | 764.35 1000 ha | 1,530 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 1,957 1000 ha | 1,709 1000 ha | 2,189 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,731 1000 ha | 1,682 1000 ha | 1,755 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -100 % change on previous year (2012)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary meadows and pastures — area in Ethiopia?
- Temporary meadows and pastures — area in Ethiopia was 1,755 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,189 1000 ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 764.35 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does Ethiopia rank for temporary meadows and pastures — area?
- Ethiopia ranks 19th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. 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 meadows and pastures — 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.