Ethiopia vs Namibia: Agricultural area over the long-term
Ethiopia
39.20 million hectares
in 2025
Namibia
39.63 million hectares
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
31st
Namibia rank
29th
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Ethiopia
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 39.63 million hectares against 39.20 million hectares in Ethiopia, a difference of 422,400 hectares.
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 202 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 hectares | 224,953 hectares | 1.19 million hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1100s | 1.63 million hectares | 322,155 hectares | 1.30 million hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1200s | 1.84 million hectares | 461,358 hectares | 1.38 million hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1300s | 2.17 million hectares | 660,711 hectares | 1.51 million hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1400s | 2.50 million hectares | 946,203 hectares | 1.55 million hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1500s | 2.83 million hectares | 1.36 million hectares | 1.47 million hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1600s | 3.18 million hectares | 1.94 million hectares | 1.24 million hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1700s | 3.53 million hectares | 2.79 million hectares | 746,060 hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1710s | 4.41 million hectares | 3.66 million hectares | 748,710 hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1720s | 5.29 million hectares | 4.82 million hectares | 473,560 hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1730s | 6.17 million hectares | 6.34 million hectares | 171,040 hectares | Namibia |
| 1740s | 7.05 million hectares | 8.36 million hectares | 1.31 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1750s | 7.93 million hectares | 11.05 million hectares | 3.12 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1760s | 8.80 million hectares | 10.85 million hectares | 2.05 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1770s | 9.68 million hectares | 10.66 million hectares | 973,690 hectares | Namibia |
| 1780s | 10.56 million hectares | 10.46 million hectares | 99,500 hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1790s | 11.44 million hectares | 10.27 million hectares | 1.17 million hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1800s | 12.32 million hectares | 10.07 million hectares | 2.25 million hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1810s | 13.20 million hectares | 9.88 million hectares | 3.32 million hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1820s | 14.07 million hectares | 9.68 million hectares | 4.39 million hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1830s | 14.95 million hectares | 9.49 million hectares | 5.47 million hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1840s | 15.83 million hectares | 9.29 million hectares | 6.54 million hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1850s | 16.71 million hectares | 9.10 million hectares | 7.61 million hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1860s | 16.71 million hectares | 10.06 million hectares | 6.65 million hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1870s | 16.71 million hectares | 11.12 million hectares | 5.59 million hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1880s | 16.88 million hectares | 12.30 million hectares | 4.58 million hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1890s | 17.05 million hectares | 13.60 million hectares | 3.45 million hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1900s | 17.22 million hectares | 15.04 million hectares | 2.18 million hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1910s | 18.46 million hectares | 17.70 million hectares | 761,300 hectares | Ethiopia |
| 1920s | 19.60 million hectares | 20.64 million hectares | 1.04 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1930s | 21.65 million hectares | 25.42 million hectares | 3.77 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1940s | 23.45 million hectares | 31.04 million hectares | 7.59 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1950s | 28.82 million hectares | 38.41 million hectares | 9.59 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1960s | 33.63 million hectares | 39.27 million hectares | 5.64 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1970s | 34.97 million hectares | 39.31 million hectares | 4.33 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1980s | 33.62 million hectares | 39.32 million hectares | 5.70 million hectares | Namibia |
| 1990s | 30.97 million hectares | 38.72 million hectares | 7.75 million hectares | Namibia |
| 2000s | 32.87 million hectares | 39.68 million hectares | 6.82 million hectares | Namibia |
| 2010s | 37.04 million hectares | 39.65 million hectares | 2.60 million hectares | Namibia |
| 2020s | 38.80 million hectares | 39.62 million hectares | 823,100 hectares | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Ethiopia or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 39.63 million hectares against 39.20 million hectares in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Ethiopia and Namibia?
- 422,400 hectares, 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 agricultural area over the long-term?
- Ethiopia ranks 31st and Namibia ranks 29th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as 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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About this data
Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.