Global meat production, per square kilometre in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Global meat production, per square kilometre was 0.8132 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Ethiopia, 1993–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 0.8132 tonnes per square kilometre for global meat production, per square kilometre in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat production, per square kilometre in Ethiopia peaked at 0.8157 tonnes per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4149 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1995.
That places Ethiopia 148th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.4154 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0.416 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4149 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.448 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4508 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.4589 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.472 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4765 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5061 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5746 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5663 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.515 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5356 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5758 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 0.587 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6129 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5912 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6671 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6517 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5976 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6047 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6556 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6751 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6806 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.69 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.721 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.781 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8157 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7964 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7527 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 0.762 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.8132 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.7% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.8132 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.6749 tonnes per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.8132 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8164 tonnes per square kilometre, 100% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4394 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4149 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.472 tonnes per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.5541 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4765 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6129 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6725 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5976 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.781 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.788 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7527 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.8157 tonnes per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 145 Turkmenistan 0.8379 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 146 Gambia 0.818 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 147 Chad 0.8148 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 149 Russia 0.7856 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 150 Australia 0.7254 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 151 Sierra Leone 0.6749 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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 global meat production, per square kilometre in Ethiopia?
- Global meat production, per square kilometre in Ethiopia was 0.8132 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8157 tonnes per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4149 tonnes per square kilometre in 1995.
- How does Ethiopia rank for global meat production, per square kilometre?
- Ethiopia ranks 148th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global meat production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Global meat production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Global meat production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Global meat production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Global meat production Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Global meat production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.