What is land area in Ethiopia?

Land area in Ethiopia was 100.00 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

What is the highest land area recorded in Ethiopia?

The highest recorded value was 110.10 million hectares in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Ethiopia?

The lowest recorded value was 100.00 million hectares in 1993.

How does Ethiopia rank for land area?

Ethiopia ranks 11th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.

Is land area rising or falling in Ethiopia?

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

Where does this Ethiopia data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Land area (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Ethiopia

Name: Land area in Ethiopia
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Ethiopia: Land area was 100.00 million hectares in 2011. ▼ Falling

Latest (2011)

100.00 million hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

11th

of 53 countries

All-time high

110.10 million hectares

in 1961

All-time low

100.00 million hectares

in 1993

Years of data

1961–2011

Land area in Ethiopia, 1961–2011

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area in Ethiopia is 100.00 million hectares, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Ethiopia peaked at 110.10 million hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 100.00 million hectares, in 1993.

That places Ethiopia 11th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	110.10 million hectares	110.10 million hectares	110.10 million hectares	9
1970s	110.10 million hectares	110.10 million hectares	110.10 million hectares	10
1980s	110.10 million hectares	110.10 million hectares	110.10 million hectares	10
1990s	103.03 million hectares	100.00 million hectares	110.10 million hectares	10
2000s	100.00 million hectares	100.00 million hectares	100.00 million hectares	10
2010s	100.00 million hectares	100.00 million hectares	100.00 million hectares	2

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

8 Mali 122.02 million hectares compare
9 South Africa 121.31 million hectares compare
10 Mauritania 103.07 million hectares compare
12 Egypt 99.55 million hectares compare
13 Nigeria 91.08 million hectares compare
14 Tanzania 88.58 million hectares compare

See the full ranking of 59 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Ethiopia

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 41.47 billion current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 32.8% (2025)
Rural population 102.81 million (2025)
Rural population growth 1.9% (2025)
Rural population 75.9% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
Agricultural raw materials exports 9.7% (2023)
Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 32.82 (2025)
Agriculture share gdp 32.82 (2025)
Land under cereal production 12.07 million hectares (2024)

All data for Ethiopia →

Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Ethiopia?: Land area in Ethiopia was 100.00 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest land area recorded in Ethiopia?: The highest recorded value was 110.10 million hectares in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Ethiopia?: The lowest recorded value was 100.00 million hectares in 1993.
How does Ethiopia rank for land area?: Ethiopia ranks 11th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is land area rising or falling in Ethiopia?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Land area (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 2,983 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.