Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0914 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Ethiopia, 1993–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Ethiopia stood at 0.0914 ha per person.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 0.13 ha per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0751 ha per person, in 1993.
Ethiopia ranks 50th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0751 ha per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.0969 ha per person | +28.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1134 ha per person | +17.1% |
| 1996 | 0.13 ha per person | +14.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1221 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0996 ha per person | -18.4% |
| 1999 | 0.114 ha per person | +14.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1065 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 0.115 ha per person | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0927 ha per person | -19.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1148 ha per person | +23.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1146 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1194 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1004 ha per person | -16.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1134 ha per person | +13.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1183 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1161 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1192 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1169 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1121 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1095 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1073 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1065 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1071 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1061 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1068 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1028 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1007 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0999 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0924 ha per person | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0922 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0914 ha per person | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1073 ha per person | 0.0751 ha per person | 0.13 ha per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.1111 ha per person | 0.0927 ha per person | 0.1194 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1094 ha per person | 0.1028 ha per person | 0.1192 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0953 ha per person | 0.0914 ha per person | 0.1007 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 47 Azerbaijan 0.0945 ha per person compare
- 48 Belize 0.0945 ha per person compare
- 49 Sweden 0.0929 ha per person compare
- 51 Kyrgyzstan 0.0847 ha per person compare
- 52 Angola 0.0835 ha per person compare
- 53 North Macedonia 0.0818 ha per person compare
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 cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Ethiopia?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Ethiopia was 0.0914 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.13 ha per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0751 ha per person in 1993.
- How does Ethiopia rank for cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 50th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. 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 Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.