Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 2.99 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Ethiopia, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ethiopia is 2.99 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ethiopia peaked at 3.03 ha per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8385 ha per square kilometre, in 1993.
Ethiopia ranks 32nd of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.8385 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | +48.2% |
| 1995 | 1.46 ha per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 1996 | 1.88 ha per square kilometre | +28.4% |
| 1997 | 1.72 ha per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 1.45 ha per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 1999 | 1.65 ha per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2000 | 1.66 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.89 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 1.51 ha per square kilometre | -20.4% |
| 2003 | 1.79 ha per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2004 | 1.6 ha per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2005 | 1.73 ha per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 1.35 ha per square kilometre | -21.7% |
| 2007 | 2.08 ha per square kilometre | +53.9% |
| 2008 | 2.1 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 2.14 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 2.22 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 2.29 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 2.29 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 2.3 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 2.32 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 2.62 ha per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2016 | 2.66 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 2.81 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 2.88 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 2.8 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 2.61 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 3.03 ha per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2022 | 3.01 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 2.99 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 2.99 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.4431 ha per square kilometre, 6.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 2.99 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.13 ha per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.46 ha per square kilometre | 0.8385 ha per square kilometre | 1.88 ha per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.78 ha per square kilometre | 1.35 ha per square kilometre | 2.14 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.52 ha per square kilometre | 2.22 ha per square kilometre | 2.88 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.91 ha per square kilometre | 2.61 ha per square kilometre | 3.03 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More agriculture & rural data for Ethiopia
- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7589 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 32.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 32.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ethiopia?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ethiopia was 2.99 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.03 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8385 ha per square kilometre in 1993.
- How does Ethiopia rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Ethiopia ranks 32nd out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. 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 Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested 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.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Maize (corn) — Area harvested 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.