Chick peas, dry — Area harvested in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Chick peas, dry — Area harvested was 207,378 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Chick peas, dry — Area harvested in Ethiopia, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, chick peas, dry — area harvested in Ethiopia stood at 207,378 ha.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chick peas, dry — area harvested in Ethiopia peaked at 284,779 ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 109,750 ha, in 1993.
Ethiopia ranks 7th of 54 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Chick peas, dry — Area harvested in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 109,750 ha | — |
| 1994 | 131,250 ha | +19.6% |
| 1995 | 178,890 ha | +36.3% |
| 1996 | 150,400 ha | -15.9% |
| 1997 | 118,890 ha | -21.0% |
| 1998 | 179,880 ha | +51.3% |
| 1999 | 167,650 ha | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 184,790 ha | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 211,910 ha | +14.7% |
| 2002 | 194,981 ha | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 154,281 ha | -20.9% |
| 2004 | 181,079 ha | +17.4% |
| 2005 | 211,490 ha | +16.8% |
| 2006 | 201,009 ha | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 200,066 ha | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 226,785 ha | +13.4% |
| 2009 | 213,187 ha | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 208,389 ha | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 231,299 ha | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 245,060 ha | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 253,670 ha | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 239,755 ha | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 258,486 ha | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 284,779 ha | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 242,704 ha | -14.8% |
| 2018 | 252,913 ha | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 208,838 ha | -17.4% |
| 2020 | 220,719 ha | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 237,140 ha | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 216,974 ha | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 211,717 ha | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 207,378 ha | -2.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 207,378 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 9,024 ha, 23.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 207,378 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,078 ha, 50.9× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 148,101 ha | 109,750 ha | 179,880 ha | 7 |
| 2000s | 197,958 ha | 154,281 ha | 226,785 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 242,589 ha | 208,389 ha | 284,779 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 218,786 ha | 207,378 ha | 237,140 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 429,729 ha compare
- 4 Pakistan 796,979 ha compare
- 5 Russian Federation 359,711 ha compare
- 5 Syrian Arab Republic 60,352 ha compare
- 6 Myanmar 323,310 ha compare
- 6 United Republic of Tanzania 25,756 ha compare
- 7 Republic of Moldova 792 ha compare
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 291 ha compare
- 8 Canada 194,100 ha compare
- 9 Mexico 126,331 ha compare
- 10 Argentina 111,070 ha 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 chick peas, dry — area harvested in Ethiopia?
- Chick peas, dry — area harvested in Ethiopia was 207,378 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chick peas, dry — area harvested recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 284,779 ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest chick peas, dry — area harvested recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 109,750 ha in 1993.
- How does Ethiopia rank for chick peas, dry — area harvested?
- Ethiopia ranks 7th out of 54 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chick peas, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chick peas, dry — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.