Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested was 416,215 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Ethiopia, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Ethiopia stood at 416,215 ha.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Ethiopia peaked at 465,900 ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 265,159 ha, in 1994.
Ethiopia ranks 17th of 133 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 266,670 ha | — |
| 1994 | 265,159 ha | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 268,772 ha | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 268,600 ha | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 269,894 ha | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 269,550 ha | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 272,727 ha | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 275,500 ha | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 289,068 ha | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 296,345 ha | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 332,186 ha | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 330,017 ha | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 337,200 ha | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 362,200 ha | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 360,200 ha | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 350,450 ha | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 364,360 ha | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 397,860 ha | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 412,850 ha | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 465,900 ha | +12.8% |
| 2013 | 456,900 ha | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 431,105 ha | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 423,700 ha | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 402,235 ha | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 378,647 ha | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 402,255 ha | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 413,294 ha | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 418,841 ha | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 419,773 ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 420,348 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 422,054 ha | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 416,215 ha | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 268,767 ha | 265,159 ha | 272,727 ha | 7 |
| 2000s | 329,753 ha | 275,500 ha | 364,360 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 418,475 ha | 378,647 ha | 465,900 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 419,446 ha | 416,215 ha | 422,054 ha | 5 |
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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)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Ethiopia?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Ethiopia was 416,215 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 465,900 ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 265,159 ha in 1994.
- How does Ethiopia rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested?
- Ethiopia ranks 17th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. 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 Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.