Ethiopia vs Uzbekistan: Land used for agriculture

Ethiopia
30.22 million
in 2010
Uzbekistan
25.91 million
in 2010
Ethiopia rank
32nd
Uzbekistan rank
35th

Land used for agriculture over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Uzbekistan
10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M178018952010

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 30.22 million against 25.91 million in Uzbekistan, a difference of 4.31 million.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.2 times Uzbekistan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 32nd and Uzbekistan ranks 35th of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 20 and Uzbekistan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Uzbekistan Difference Ahead
1780s 6.33 million 6.04 million 291,240 Ethiopia
1790s 6.41 million 6.42 million 10,410 Uzbekistan
1800s 6.49 million 6.81 million 325,740 Uzbekistan
1810s 6.56 million 7.24 million 679,900 Uzbekistan
1820s 6.65 million 7.70 million 1.05 million Uzbekistan
1830s 9.14 million 8.18 million 954,090 Ethiopia
1840s 11.58 million 8.69 million 2.89 million Ethiopia
1850s 14.00 million 9.25 million 4.74 million Ethiopia
1860s 16.37 million 9.85 million 6.52 million Ethiopia
1870s 18.72 million 10.49 million 8.22 million Ethiopia
1880s 21.02 million 11.17 million 9.85 million Ethiopia
1890s 23.30 million 11.91 million 11.39 million Ethiopia
1900s 25.55 million 12.69 million 12.85 million Ethiopia
1910s 26.68 million 14.18 million 12.51 million Ethiopia
1920s 29.51 million 15.78 million 13.74 million Ethiopia
1930s 32.56 million 17.22 million 15.35 million Ethiopia
1940s 35.88 million 18.79 million 17.09 million Ethiopia
1950s 39.39 million 20.50 million 18.90 million Ethiopia
1960s 44.75 million 23.68 million 21.07 million Ethiopia
1970s 38.53 million 24.18 million 14.36 million Ethiopia
1980s 38.42 million 24.49 million 13.94 million Ethiopia
1990s 36.50 million 24.42 million 12.09 million Ethiopia
2000s 27.75 million 25.86 million 1.88 million Ethiopia
2010s 30.22 million 25.91 million 4.31 million Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land used for agriculture, Ethiopia or Uzbekistan?
Ethiopia, at 30.22 million against 25.91 million in Uzbekistan as of 2010.
What is the difference in land used for agriculture between Ethiopia and Uzbekistan?
4.31 million, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Uzbekistan?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Ethiopia and Uzbekistan rank globally for land used for agriculture?
Ethiopia ranks 32nd and Uzbekistan ranks 35th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Land used for agriculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land used for agriculture
Source
Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 4,296 data points, 1780–2010
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Agricultural land use is the sum of croplands and pasture – land used for grazing livestock. It is measured in hectares.