Agricultural land use, per capita in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.2988 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use, per capita in Ethiopia, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural land use, per capita in Ethiopia stood at 0.2988 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 0.5686 hectares per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.2988 hectares per person, in 2023.
Ethiopia ranks 117th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per capita in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.5686 hectares per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.5479 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.5301 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5129 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4966 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4805 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4674 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.4529 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4398 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4257 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4281 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4351 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4286 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.424 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4221 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4035 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3975 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3941 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.39 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3809 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3736 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3655 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3582 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3501 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3423 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3364 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.33 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3236 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3174 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3067 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2988 hectares per person | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5149 hectares per person | 0.4674 hectares per person | 0.5686 hectares per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.4257 hectares per person | 0.3975 hectares per person | 0.4529 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3621 hectares per person | 0.33 hectares per person | 0.3941 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3116 hectares per person | 0.2988 hectares per person | 0.3236 hectares per person | 4 |
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- 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 land use, per capita in Ethiopia?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in Ethiopia was 0.2988 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5686 hectares per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2988 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Ethiopia rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 117th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.