Other oil seeds, n.e.c. — Area harvested in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Other oil seeds, n.e.c. — Area harvested was 196,687 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other oil seeds, n.e.c. — Area harvested in Ethiopia, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, other oil seeds, n.e.c. — area harvested in Ethiopia stood at 196,687 ha.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other oil seeds, n.e.c. — area harvested in Ethiopia peaked at 358,828 ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 180,365 ha, in 2022.
Ethiopia ranks 4th of 73 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Other oil seeds, n.e.c. — Area harvested in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 230,000 ha | — |
| 1994 | 220,326 ha | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 223,230 ha | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 241,440 ha | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 195,220 ha | -19.1% |
| 1998 | 238,310 ha | +22.1% |
| 1999 | 221,110 ha | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 256,530 ha | +16.0% |
| 2001 | 335,660 ha | +30.8% |
| 2002 | 232,201 ha | -30.8% |
| 2003 | 249,684 ha | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 281,718 ha | +12.8% |
| 2005 | 358,828 ha | +27.4% |
| 2006 | 306,877 ha | -14.5% |
| 2007 | 274,720 ha | -10.5% |
| 2008 | 285,237 ha | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 256,794 ha | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 247,611 ha | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 309,011 ha | +24.8% |
| 2012 | 303,628 ha | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 270,841 ha | -10.8% |
| 2014 | 252,584 ha | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 281,036 ha | +11.3% |
| 2016 | 281,206 ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 290,495 ha | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 257,950 ha | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 257,991 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 191,766 ha | -25.7% |
| 2021 | 192,361 ha | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 180,365 ha | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 200,318 ha | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 196,687 ha | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 224,234 ha | 195,220 ha | 241,440 ha | 7 |
| 2000s | 283,825 ha | 232,201 ha | 358,828 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 275,235 ha | 247,611 ha | 309,011 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 192,299 ha | 180,365 ha | 200,318 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 1 Pakistan 797,431 ha compare
- 2 China 255,851 ha compare
- 3 China, mainland 231,088 ha compare
- 5 Mozambique 125,273 ha compare
- 6 Sudan (former) 108,000 ha compare
- 7 Kenya 97,482 ha compare
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)
- Agriculture share gdp 32.82 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 32.82 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other oil seeds, n.e.c. — area harvested in Ethiopia?
- Other oil seeds, n.e.c. — area harvested in Ethiopia was 196,687 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other oil seeds, n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 358,828 ha in 2005.
- What is the lowest other oil seeds, n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 180,365 ha in 2022.
- How does Ethiopia rank for other oil seeds, n.e.c. — area harvested?
- Ethiopia ranks 4th out of 73 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other oil seeds, n.e.c. — area harvested rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. 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 of the United Nations, published as part of Other oil seeds, n.e.c. — 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.