Ethiopia vs Uganda: Agricultural land per capita
Ethiopia
0.2988 hectares per capita
in 2023
Uganda
0.2963 hectares per capita
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
125th
Uganda rank
128th
Agricultural land per capita over time
- Ethiopia
- Uganda
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.2988 hectares per capita against 0.2963 hectares per capita in Uganda, a difference of 0.0025 hectares per capita.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Uganda ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 125th and Uganda ranks 128th of 226 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5149 hectares per capita | 0.573 hectares per capita | 0.0581 hectares per capita | Uganda |
| 2000s | 0.4257 hectares per capita | 0.4826 hectares per capita | 0.0568 hectares per capita | Uganda |
| 2010s | 0.3621 hectares per capita | 0.3891 hectares per capita | 0.027 hectares per capita | Uganda |
| 2020s | 0.3116 hectares per capita | 0.3098 hectares per capita | 0.0018 hectares per capita | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, Ethiopia or Uganda?
- Ethiopia, at 0.2988 hectares per capita against 0.2963 hectares per capita in Uganda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between Ethiopia and Uganda?
- 0.0025 hectares per capita, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Uganda?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Uganda rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 125th and Uganda ranks 128th of 226 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.