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
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M100015122025

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.

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Indicator
Total agricultural area over the long term
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
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