Agricultural irrigated land in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Agricultural irrigated land was 0.5% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Agricultural irrigated land in Ethiopia, 2001–2020
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of total agricultural land.
Analysis
In 2020, agricultural irrigated land in Ethiopia stood at 0.5%.
That represents a change of down 77.3% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural irrigated land in Ethiopia peaked at 2.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2001.
That places Ethiopia 73rd out of 84 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agricultural irrigated land in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of total agricultural land | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.3% | — |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +17.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +19.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +30.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +15.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +306.1% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -77.3% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.2%, 22% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6%, 76% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural irrigated land in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +306.1% | 0.5% | 1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.5% | 2.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More agriculture & rural data for Ethiopia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -20.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3282 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 306.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7589 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 32.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 32.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural irrigated land in Ethiopia?
- Agricultural irrigated land in Ethiopia was 0.5% in 2020, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2001.
- How does Ethiopia rank for agricultural irrigated land?
- Ethiopia ranks 73rd out of 84 countries with data for 2020.
- Is agricultural irrigated land rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Agricultural irrigated land (% of total agricultural land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural irrigated land refers to agricultural areas purposely provided with water, including land irrigated by controlled flooding.