Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0025 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Ethiopia, 1993–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Ethiopia stood at 0.0025 ha per person.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 0.0032 ha per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 ha per person, in 2002.
Ethiopia ranks 43rd of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0008 ha per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.0008 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0008 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0008 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0007 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0008 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0008 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0007 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 ha per person | -12.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 ha per person | -20.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 ha per person | +44.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 ha per person | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0008 ha per person | +16.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0009 ha per person | +14.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 ha per person | -32.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0008 ha per person | +34.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0019 ha per person | +135.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0014 ha per person | -24.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0015 ha per person | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0018 ha per person | +20.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0018 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0024 ha per person | +38.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0028 ha per person | +13.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0032 ha per person | +13.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0028 ha per person | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0025 ha per person | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0025 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0027 ha per person | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0025 ha per person | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0024 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0025 ha per person | +3.2% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.0025 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0011 ha per person, 2.3× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.0025 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.001 ha per person, 2.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +135.8% | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0019 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.0032 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0025 ha per person | 0.0024 ha per person | 0.0027 ha per person | 5 |
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 potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Ethiopia?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Ethiopia was 0.0025 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0032 ha per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 ha per person in 2002.
- How does Ethiopia rank for potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 43rd out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.