Ethiopia vs Namibia: Total agricultural area over the long term
Ethiopia
39.20 million
in 2025
Namibia
39.63 million
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
31st
Namibia rank
29th
Total agricultural area over the long term over time
- Ethiopia
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 39.63 million against 39.20 million in Ethiopia, a difference of 422,400.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 31st and Namibia ranks 29th of 199 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 24 and Namibia in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.41 million | 224,953 | 1.19 million | Ethiopia |
| 1100s | 1.63 million | 322,155 | 1.30 million | Ethiopia |
| 1200s | 1.84 million | 461,358 | 1.38 million | Ethiopia |
| 1300s | 2.17 million | 660,711 | 1.51 million | Ethiopia |
| 1400s | 2.50 million | 946,203 | 1.55 million | Ethiopia |
| 1500s | 2.83 million | 1.36 million | 1.47 million | Ethiopia |
| 1600s | 3.18 million | 1.94 million | 1.24 million | Ethiopia |
| 1700s | 3.53 million | 2.79 million | 746,060 | Ethiopia |
| 1710s | 4.41 million | 3.66 million | 748,710 | Ethiopia |
| 1720s | 5.29 million | 4.82 million | 473,560 | Ethiopia |
| 1730s | 6.17 million | 6.34 million | 171,040 | Namibia |
| 1740s | 7.05 million | 8.36 million | 1.31 million | Namibia |
| 1750s | 7.93 million | 11.05 million | 3.12 million | Namibia |
| 1760s | 8.80 million | 10.85 million | 2.05 million | Namibia |
| 1770s | 9.68 million | 10.66 million | 973,690 | Namibia |
| 1780s | 10.56 million | 10.46 million | 99,500 | Ethiopia |
| 1790s | 11.44 million | 10.27 million | 1.17 million | Ethiopia |
| 1800s | 12.32 million | 10.07 million | 2.25 million | Ethiopia |
| 1810s | 13.20 million | 9.88 million | 3.32 million | Ethiopia |
| 1820s | 14.07 million | 9.68 million | 4.39 million | Ethiopia |
| 1830s | 14.95 million | 9.49 million | 5.47 million | Ethiopia |
| 1840s | 15.83 million | 9.29 million | 6.54 million | Ethiopia |
| 1850s | 16.71 million | 9.10 million | 7.61 million | Ethiopia |
| 1860s | 16.71 million | 10.06 million | 6.65 million | Ethiopia |
| 1870s | 16.71 million | 11.12 million | 5.59 million | Ethiopia |
| 1880s | 16.88 million | 12.30 million | 4.58 million | Ethiopia |
| 1890s | 17.05 million | 13.60 million | 3.45 million | Ethiopia |
| 1900s | 17.22 million | 15.04 million | 2.18 million | Ethiopia |
| 1910s | 18.46 million | 17.70 million | 761,300 | Ethiopia |
| 1920s | 19.60 million | 20.64 million | 1.04 million | Namibia |
| 1930s | 21.65 million | 25.42 million | 3.77 million | Namibia |
| 1940s | 23.45 million | 31.04 million | 7.59 million | Namibia |
| 1950s | 28.82 million | 38.41 million | 9.59 million | Namibia |
| 1960s | 33.63 million | 39.27 million | 5.64 million | Namibia |
| 1970s | 34.97 million | 39.31 million | 4.33 million | Namibia |
| 1980s | 33.62 million | 39.32 million | 5.70 million | Namibia |
| 1990s | 30.97 million | 38.72 million | 7.75 million | Namibia |
| 2000s | 32.87 million | 39.68 million | 6.82 million | Namibia |
| 2010s | 37.04 million | 39.65 million | 2.60 million | Namibia |
| 2020s | 38.80 million | 39.62 million | 823,100 | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total agricultural area over the long term, Ethiopia or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 39.63 million against 39.20 million in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total agricultural area over the long term between Ethiopia and Namibia?
- 422,400, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Namibia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Namibia rank globally for total agricultural area over the long term?
- Ethiopia ranks 31st and Namibia ranks 29th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Total agricultural area over the long term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.