Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Ethiopia PDR

Ethiopia PDR: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested was 501,700 ha in 1992. ▲ Rising

Latest (1992)
501,700 ha
Change on year
up 6.6%
World rank
22nd
of 191 countries
All-time high
501,700 ha
in 1992
All-time low
265,000 ha
in 1961
Years of data
32
1961–1992

Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Ethiopia PDR, 1961–1992

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1961197619921961: 265.0k ha1962: 266.4k ha1963: 268.0k ha1964: 271.7k ha1965: 275.3k ha1966: 279.6k ha1967: 284.9k ha1968: 291.2k ha1969: 296.6k ha1970: 301.9k ha1971: 307.4k ha1972: 313.0k ha1973: 307.5k ha1974: 319.0k ha1975: 331.0k ha1976: 333.2k ha1977: 345.2k ha1978: 344.6k ha1979: 369.2k ha1980: 380.8k ha1981: 391.2k ha1982: 404.8k ha1983: 407.8k ha1984: 388.8k ha1985: 404.5k ha1986: 425.5k ha1987: 424.1k ha1988: 445.1k ha1989: 447.0k ha1990: 479.5k ha1991: 470.6k ha1992: 501.7k ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

In 1992, roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Ethiopia PDR stood at 501,700 ha. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Ethiopia PDR peaked at 501,700 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 265,000 ha, in 1961.

Ethiopia PDR ranks 22nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Ethiopia PDR, year by year

Annual values for Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Ethiopia PDR, 1961 to 1992.
Year ha Change
1961 265,000 ha
1962 266,400 ha +0.5%
1963 268,000 ha +0.6%
1964 271,700 ha +1.4%
1965 275,300 ha +1.3%
1966 279,600 ha +1.6%
1967 284,900 ha +1.9%
1968 291,200 ha +2.2%
1969 296,600 ha +1.9%
1970 301,900 ha +1.8%
1971 307,400 ha +1.8%
1972 313,000 ha +1.8%
1973 307,500 ha -1.8%
1974 319,000 ha +3.7%
1975 331,000 ha +3.8%
1976 333,250 ha +0.7%
1977 345,250 ha +3.6%
1978 344,600 ha -0.2%
1979 369,250 ha +7.2%
1980 380,750 ha +3.1%
1981 391,250 ha +2.8%
1982 404,750 ha +3.5%
1983 407,750 ha +0.7%
1984 388,750 ha -4.7%
1985 404,500 ha +4.1%
1986 425,500 ha +5.2%
1987 424,150 ha -0.3%
1988 445,116 ha +4.9%
1989 447,000 ha +0.4%
1990 479,500 ha +7.3%
1991 470,600 ha -1.9%
1992 501,700 ha +6.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 277,633 ha 265,000 ha 296,600 ha 9
1970s 327,215 ha 301,900 ha 369,250 ha 10
1980s 411,952 ha 380,750 ha 447,000 ha 10
1990s 483,933 ha 470,600 ha 501,700 ha 3

Countries ranked near Ethiopia PDR

  1. 19 Guinea 531,646 ha compare
  2. 20 Benin 520,628 ha compare
  3. 21 Peru 505,494 ha compare
  4. 23 Bangladesh 484,932 ha compare
  5. 24 Burundi 472,373 ha compare
  6. 25 Ethiopia 451,283 ha

See the full ranking of 240 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Ethiopia PDR?
Roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Ethiopia PDR was 501,700 ha in 1992, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in Ethiopia PDR?
The highest recorded value was 501,700 ha in 1992.
What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in Ethiopia PDR?
The lowest recorded value was 265,000 ha in 1961.
How does Ethiopia PDR rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested?
Ethiopia PDR ranks 22nd out of 191 countries with data for 1992.
Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested rising or falling in Ethiopia PDR?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ethiopia PDR data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
240 places, 13,936 data points, 1961–2024
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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.