Ethiopia vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade

Ethiopia
4.6%
in 2023
Tanzania, United Republic of
3.9%
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
39th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
41st

Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 4.6% against 3.9% in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.2 times Tanzania, United Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 39th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 41st of 225 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
2000s 11.0% 7.7% 3.4% Ethiopia
2010s 12.9% 8.6% 4.3% Ethiopia
2020s 6.1% 5.0% 1.1% Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade, Ethiopia or Tanzania, United Republic of?
Ethiopia, at 4.6% against 3.9% in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2023.
What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between Ethiopia and Tanzania, United Republic of?
0.7%, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Tanzania, United Republic of?
21 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
Ethiopia ranks 39th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 41st of 225 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 Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
226 places, 10,928 data points, 1971–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.