Arable land in Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of
Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of: Arable land was 0.1274 hectares per person in 2023. βΌ Falling
Arable land in Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of, 1993β2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of recorded 0.1274 hectares per person for arable land in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of peaked at 0.1862 hectares per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.1274 hectares per person, in 2023.
Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of ranks 92nd of 206 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1676 hectares per person | 0.1511 hectares per person | 0.1862 hectares per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.1553 hectares per person | 0.1375 hectares per person | 0.1689 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1525 hectares per person | 0.1399 hectares per person | 0.1631 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1322 hectares per person | 0.1274 hectares per person | 0.1362 hectares per person | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of
- 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 32.82 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 32.82 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of?
- Arable land in Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of was 0.1274 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1862 hectares per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1274 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of rank for arable land?
- Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of ranks 92nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.