Share of land area used for agriculture in Djibouti
Djibouti: Share of land area used for agriculture was 73.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of land area used for agriculture in Djibouti, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
Djibouti recorded 73.5% for share of land area used for agriculture in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area used for agriculture in Djibouti peaked at 73.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 56.0%, in 1990.
Djibouti ranks 13th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of land area used for agriculture in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 56.1% | — |
| 1962 | 56.1% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 56.1% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 56.1% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 56.1% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 56.1% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 56.1% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 56.1% | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 56.1% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 56.1% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 56.1% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 56.1% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 56.1% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 56.1% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 56.1% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 56.1% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 56.1% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 56.1% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 56.1% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 56.1% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 56.1% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 56.1% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 56.1% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 56.1% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 56.1% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 56.1% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 56.1% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 56.1% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 56.1% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 56.0% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 57.7% | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 59.2% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 60.5% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 60.5% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 62.6% | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 63.9% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 64.8% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 64.8% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 66.9% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 69.1% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 72.5% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 73.4% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 73.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 73.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 73.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 73.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 73.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 73.4% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 73.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 73.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 73.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 73.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 73.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 73.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 73.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 73.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 73.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 73.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 73.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 73.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 73.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 73.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 73.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.1% | 56.1% | 56.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 56.1% | 56.1% | 56.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.1% | 56.1% | 56.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.7% | 56.0% | 66.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.9% | 69.1% | 73.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.5% | 73.4% | 73.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.5% | 73.5% | 73.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 10 Nigeria 76.2% compare
- 11 Republic of Moldova 74.1% compare
- 12 Syrian Arab Republic 74.1% compare
- 14 Guinea 73.2% compare
- 15 Bangladesh 72.3% compare
- 16 Uganda 71.9% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Djibouti
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.7373 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 88.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2702 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land area used for agriculture in Djibouti?
- Share of land area used for agriculture in Djibouti was 73.5% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area used for agriculture recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 73.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of land area used for agriculture recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.0% in 1990.
- How does Djibouti rank for share of land area used for agriculture?
- Djibouti ranks 13th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land area used for agriculture rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area used for agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of land area used for agriculture, measured as a percentage of total land area. Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures.