Cropland extent over the long-term in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Cropland extent over the long-term was 19.20 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
19.20 million hectares
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
19th
of 202 countries
All-time high
19.20 million hectares
in 2025
All-time low
497,997 hectares
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Cropland extent over the long-term in Ethiopia, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland extent over the long-term in Ethiopia is 19.20 million hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland extent over the long-term in Ethiopia peaked at 19.20 million hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 497,997 hectares, in 1000.
Ethiopia ranks 19th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Cropland extent over the long-term in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 497,997 hectares | — |
| 1100 | 572,697 hectares | +15.0% |
| 1200 | 647,396 hectares | +13.0% |
| 1300 | 763,596 hectares | +17.9% |
| 1400 | 879,795 hectares | +15.2% |
| 1500 | 995,994 hectares | +13.2% |
| 1600 | 1.12 million hectares | +12.5% |
| 1700 | 1.24 million hectares | +11.1% |
| 1710 | 1.55 million hectares | +24.8% |
| 1720 | 1.86 million hectares | +19.9% |
| 1730 | 2.17 million hectares | +16.6% |
| 1740 | 2.48 million hectares | +14.2% |
| 1750 | 2.79 million hectares | +12.5% |
| 1760 | 3.10 million hectares | +11.1% |
| 1770 | 3.41 million hectares | +10.0% |
| 1780 | 3.72 million hectares | +9.1% |
| 1790 | 4.03 million hectares | +8.3% |
| 1800 | 4.34 million hectares | +7.7% |
| 1810 | 4.65 million hectares | +7.1% |
| 1820 | 4.96 million hectares | +6.7% |
| 1830 | 5.27 million hectares | +6.2% |
| 1840 | 5.58 million hectares | +5.9% |
| 1850 | 5.89 million hectares | +5.5% |
| 1860 | 5.89 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 5.89 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 5.94 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 1890 | 6.00 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 1900 | 6.06 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 1910 | 6.50 million hectares | +7.2% |
| 1920 | 6.90 million hectares | +6.2% |
| 1930 | 7.63 million hectares | +10.5% |
| 1940 | 8.26 million hectares | +8.3% |
| 1950 | 9.58 million hectares | +16.1% |
| 1951 | 9.76 million hectares | +1.9% |
| 1952 | 9.95 million hectares | +1.9% |
| 1953 | 10.14 million hectares | +1.9% |
| 1954 | 10.34 million hectares | +2.0% |
| 1955 | 10.55 million hectares | +2.0% |
| 1956 | 10.76 million hectares | +2.0% |
| 1957 | 10.98 million hectares | +2.0% |
| 1958 | 11.21 million hectares | +2.1% |
| 1959 | 11.45 million hectares | +2.2% |
| 1960 | 11.71 million hectares | +2.3% |
| 1961 | 11.99 million hectares | +2.3% |
| 1962 | 12.39 million hectares | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 12.57 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 12.50 million hectares | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 12.92 million hectares | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 13.17 million hectares | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 13.30 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 13.53 million hectares | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 13.81 million hectares | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 13.81 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 14.10 million hectares | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 14.33 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 14.35 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 14.40 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 14.40 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 14.40 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 14.45 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 14.48 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 14.52 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 14.41 million hectares | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 14.20 million hectares | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 14.00 million hectares | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 13.79 million hectares | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 13.38 million hectares | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 13.23 million hectares | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 12.98 million hectares | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 12.67 million hectares | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 12.47 million hectares | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 12.26 million hectares | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 12.10 million hectares | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 12.00 million hectares | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 12.00 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 10.54 million hectares | -12.1% |
| 1994 | 10.47 million hectares | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 10.50 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 10.50 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 10.49 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 10.45 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 10.56 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 10.53 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 10.56 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 10.50 million hectares | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 11.61 million hectares | +10.6% |
| 2004 | 13.10 million hectares | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 13.59 million hectares | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 14.22 million hectares | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 15.08 million hectares | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 14.51 million hectares | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 14.98 million hectares | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 15.68 million hectares | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 16.33 million hectares | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 16.49 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 16.78 million hectares | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 16.96 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 17.20 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 17.36 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 17.54 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 17.90 million hectares | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 18.19 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 18.48 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 18.77 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 18.46 million hectares | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 18.87 million hectares | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 19.03 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 19.20 million hectares | +0.9% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 19.20 million hectares is above the median for low income countries, which is 3.98 million hectares, 4.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 19.20 million hectares is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.31 million hectares, 5.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 497,997 hectares | 497,997 hectares | 497,997 hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 572,697 hectares | 572,697 hectares | 572,697 hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 647,396 hectares | 647,396 hectares | 647,396 hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 763,596 hectares | 763,596 hectares | 763,596 hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 879,795 hectares | 879,795 hectares | 879,795 hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 995,994 hectares | 995,994 hectares | 995,994 hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 1.12 million hectares | 1.12 million hectares | 1.12 million hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 1.24 million hectares | 1.24 million hectares | 1.24 million hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 1.55 million hectares | 1.55 million hectares | 1.55 million hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 1.86 million hectares | 1.86 million hectares | 1.86 million hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 2.17 million hectares | 2.17 million hectares | 2.17 million hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 2.48 million hectares | 2.48 million hectares | 2.48 million hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 2.79 million hectares | 2.79 million hectares | 2.79 million hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 3.10 million hectares | 3.10 million hectares | 3.10 million hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 3.41 million hectares | 3.41 million hectares | 3.41 million hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 3.72 million hectares | 3.72 million hectares | 3.72 million hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 4.03 million hectares | 4.03 million hectares | 4.03 million hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 4.34 million hectares | 4.34 million hectares | 4.34 million hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 4.65 million hectares | 4.65 million hectares | 4.65 million hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 4.96 million hectares | 4.96 million hectares | 4.96 million hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 5.27 million hectares | 5.27 million hectares | 5.27 million hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 5.58 million hectares | 5.58 million hectares | 5.58 million hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 5.89 million hectares | 5.89 million hectares | 5.89 million hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 5.89 million hectares | 5.89 million hectares | 5.89 million hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 5.89 million hectares | 5.89 million hectares | 5.89 million hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 5.94 million hectares | 5.94 million hectares | 5.94 million hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 6.00 million hectares | 6.00 million hectares | 6.00 million hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 6.06 million hectares | 6.06 million hectares | 6.06 million hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 6.50 million hectares | 6.50 million hectares | 6.50 million hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 6.90 million hectares | 6.90 million hectares | 6.90 million hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 7.63 million hectares | 7.63 million hectares | 7.63 million hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 8.26 million hectares | 8.26 million hectares | 8.26 million hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 10.47 million hectares | 9.58 million hectares | 11.45 million hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 12.79 million hectares | 11.71 million hectares | 13.81 million hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.33 million hectares | 13.81 million hectares | 14.52 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.34 million hectares | 12.26 million hectares | 14.41 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.96 million hectares | 10.45 million hectares | 12.10 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.87 million hectares | 10.50 million hectares | 15.08 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.04 million hectares | 15.68 million hectares | 18.19 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.80 million hectares | 18.46 million hectares | 19.20 million hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More agriculture & rural data for Ethiopia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.8868 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1418 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.4324 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2894 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland extent over the long-term in Ethiopia?
- Cropland extent over the long-term in Ethiopia was 19.20 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland extent over the long-term recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.20 million hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest cropland extent over the long-term recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 497,997 hectares in 1000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for cropland extent over the long-term?
- Ethiopia ranks 19th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland extent over the long-term rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cropland area for each separate country over time.