Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0817 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Ethiopia, 2007–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 0.0817 ha per square kilometre for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 89.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ethiopia peaked at 0.0855 ha per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0223 ha per square kilometre, in 2007.
Ethiopia ranks 65th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.0223 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2008 | 0.032 ha per square kilometre | +43.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0436 ha per square kilometre | +36.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0493 ha per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0308 ha per square kilometre | -37.4% |
| 2012 | 0.037 ha per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0432 ha per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0415 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0483 ha per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0467 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0471 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0638 ha per square kilometre | +35.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0599 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0756 ha per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0839 ha per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0855 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0817 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.0817 ha per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.7596 ha per square kilometre, 11% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.0817 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3327 ha per square kilometre, 25% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0326 ha per square kilometre | 0.0223 ha per square kilometre | 0.0436 ha per square kilometre | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.0468 ha per square kilometre | 0.0308 ha per square kilometre | 0.0638 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0817 ha per square kilometre | 0.0756 ha per square kilometre | 0.0855 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 62 Tajikistan 0.0901 ha per square kilometre compare
- 63 Mauritania 0.0862 ha per square kilometre compare
- 64 Honduras 0.0851 ha per square kilometre compare
- 66 El Salvador 0.0767 ha per square kilometre compare
- 67 Kenya 0.067 ha per square kilometre compare
- 68 Zambia 0.0665 ha per square kilometre 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 rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ethiopia?
- Rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ethiopia was 0.0817 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0855 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0223 ha per square kilometre in 2007.
- How does Ethiopia rank for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Ethiopia ranks 65th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.2%. 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 Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — 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.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rice — 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
Rice — 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.