Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Rice — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0007 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Ethiopia, 2007–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice — area harvested, per capita in Ethiopia is 0.0007 ha per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 54.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 0.0008 ha per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 ha per person, in 2007.
Ethiopia ranks 75th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.0003 ha per person | — |
| 2008 | 0.0004 ha per person | +39.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 ha per person | +32.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 ha per person | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 ha per person | -39.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 ha per person | +16.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 ha per person | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 ha per person | +13.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 ha per person | +32.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 ha per person | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0007 ha per person | +22.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0008 ha per person | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0008 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0007 ha per person | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0007 ha per person | -0.1% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.0007 ha per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0072 ha per person, 10% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.0007 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0055 ha per person, 13% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0008 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 rice — area harvested, per capita in Ethiopia?
- Rice — area harvested, per capita in Ethiopia was 0.0007 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0008 ha per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 ha per person in 2007.
- How does Ethiopia rank for rice — area harvested, per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 75th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.4%. 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 Rice — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — 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.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rice — 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
Rice — 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.