What is cropland per person over the long term in Ethiopia?

Cropland per person over the long term in Ethiopia was 0.1523 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.

What is the highest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Ethiopia?

The highest recorded value was 0.5335 in 1962.

What is the lowest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Ethiopia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1489 in 2002.

How does Ethiopia rank for cropland per person over the long term?

Ethiopia ranks 101st out of 199 countries with data for 2025.

Is cropland per person over the long term rising or falling in Ethiopia?

Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Ethiopia data come from?

The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cropland per person over the long term in Ethiopia

Name: Cropland per person over the long term in Ethiopia
Creator: Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Ethiopia: Cropland per person over the long term was 0.1523 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.1523

Change on year

down 1.3%

World rank

101st

of 199 countries

All-time high

0.5335

in 1962

All-time low

0.1489

in 2002

Years of data

108

1000–2025

Cropland per person over the long term in Ethiopia, 1000–2025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cropland per person over the long term in Ethiopia is 0.1523, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland per person over the long term in Ethiopia peaked at 0.5335 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.1489, in 2002.

That places Ethiopia 101st out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	0.5287	0.5287	0.5287	1
1100s	0.5287	0.5287	0.5287	1
1200s	0.5287	0.5287	0.5287	1
1300s	0.5287	0.5287	0.5287	1
1400s	0.5287	0.5287	0.5287	1
1500s	0.5287	0.5287	0.5287	1
1600s	0.5287	0.5287	0.5287	1
1700s	0.5287	0.5287	0.5287	1
1710s	0.5287	0.5287	0.5287	1
1720s	0.5287	0.5287	0.5287	1
1730s	0.5287	0.5287	0.5287	1
1740s	0.5287	0.5287	0.5287	1
1750s	0.5287	0.5287	0.5287	1
1760s	0.5287	0.5287	0.5287	1
1770s	0.5287	0.5287	0.5287	1
1780s	0.5287	0.5287	0.5287	1
1790s	0.5287	0.5287	0.5287	1
1800s	0.5287	0.5287	0.5287	1
1810s	0.5287	0.5287	0.5287	1
1820s	0.5287	0.5287	0.5287	1
1830s	0.5287	0.5287	0.5287	1
1840s	0.5287	0.5287	0.5287	1
1850s	0.5287	0.5287	0.5287	1
1860s	0.5287	0.5287	0.5287	1
1870s	0.5287	0.5287	0.5287	1
1880s	0.5287	0.5287	0.5287	1
1890s	0.5287	0.5287	0.5287	1
1900s	0.5287	0.5287	0.5287	1
1910s	0.5287	0.5287	0.5287	1
1920s	0.5287	0.5287	0.5287	1
1930s	0.5287	0.5287	0.5287	1
1940s	0.5287	0.5287	0.5287	1
1950s	0.5287	0.5287	0.5287	10
1960s	0.5169	0.4996	0.5335	10
1970s	0.451	0.4197	0.4862	10
1980s	0.3343	0.2639	0.4085	10
1990s	0.1973	0.1633	0.2517	10
2000s	0.169	0.1489	0.1861	10
2010s	0.173	0.1652	0.1813	10
2020s	0.1577	0.1523	0.1646	6

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More agriculture & rural data for Ethiopia

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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)
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)
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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland per person over the long term in Ethiopia?: Cropland per person over the long term in Ethiopia was 0.1523 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Ethiopia?: The highest recorded value was 0.5335 in 1962.
What is the lowest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Ethiopia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1489 in 2002.
How does Ethiopia rank for cropland per person over the long term?: Ethiopia ranks 101st out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
Is cropland per person over the long term rising or falling in Ethiopia?: Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?: The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Cropland per person over the long term
Source: Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026