Potatoes — Area harvested in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Potatoes — Area harvested was 332,146 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Area harvested in Ethiopia, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, potatoes — area harvested in Ethiopia stood at 332,146 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 85.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested in Ethiopia peaked at 347,197 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 36,736 ha, in 2002.
Ethiopia ranks 10th of 153 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Area harvested in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 43,600 ha | — |
| 1994 | 44,000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 45,000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 46,000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 46,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 48,000 ha | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 50,950 ha | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 50,000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 45,000 ha | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 36,736 ha | -18.4% |
| 2003 | 54,603 ha | +48.6% |
| 2004 | 51,698 ha | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 61,812 ha | +19.6% |
| 2006 | 61,812 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 73,095 ha | +18.3% |
| 2008 | 50,488 ha | -30.9% |
| 2009 | 69,784 ha | +38.2% |
| 2010 | 169,260 ha | +142.5% |
| 2011 | 130,990 ha | -22.6% |
| 2012 | 144,334 ha | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 179,316 ha | +24.2% |
| 2014 | 178,987 ha | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 253,952 ha | +41.9% |
| 2016 | 296,733 ha | +16.8% |
| 2017 | 347,197 ha | +17.0% |
| 2018 | 314,890 ha | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 289,030 ha | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 300,720 ha | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 335,362 ha | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 314,652 ha | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 313,633 ha | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 332,146 ha | +5.9% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 332,146 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 41,532 ha, 8.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 332,146 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14,152 ha, 23.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested 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 | +142.5% | 69,784 ha | 169,260 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46,221 ha | 43,600 ha | 50,950 ha | 7 |
| 2000s | 55,503 ha | 36,736 ha | 73,095 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 230,469 ha | 130,990 ha | 347,197 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 319,303 ha | 300,720 ha | 335,362 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 7 Bangladesh 456,979 ha compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 90,519 ha compare
- 8 Pakistan 338,715 ha compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 64,702 ha compare
- 9 Peru 337,281 ha compare
- 9 Syrian Arab Republic 28,124 ha compare
- 10 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 24,254 ha compare
- 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 23,914 ha compare
- 11 Nigeria 327,188 ha compare
- 12 Republic of Moldova 22,430 ha compare
- 12 Yugoslav SFR 284,512 ha
- 13 Germany 282,200 ha compare
- 13 Viet Nam 20,733 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)
- 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 in Ethiopia?
- Potatoes — area harvested in Ethiopia was 332,146 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 347,197 ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,736 ha in 2002.
- How does Ethiopia rank for potatoes — area harvested?
- Ethiopia ranks 10th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Potatoes — 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.