Share of land area used for agriculture in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share of land area used for agriculture was 34.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of land area used for agriculture in Ethiopia, 1993–2023
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
Ethiopia recorded 34.1% for share of land area used for agriculture in 2023.
The figure is up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area used for agriculture in Ethiopia peaked at 34.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 29.3%, in 2004.
That places Ethiopia 115th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Share of land area used for agriculture in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 30.5% | — |
| 1994 | 30.5% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 30.5% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 30.5% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 30.5% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 30.4% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 30.6% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 30.5% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 30.6% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 30.5% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 31.6% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 29.3% | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 29.8% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 30.3% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 31.1% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 30.6% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 31.0% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 31.6% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 32.2% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 32.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 32.6% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 32.7% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 33.0% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 33.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 33.3% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 33.6% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 33.8% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 34.1% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 34.4% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 34.1% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 34.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.5% | 30.4% | 30.6% | 7 |
| 2000s | 30.5% | 29.3% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.8% | 31.6% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.2% | 34.1% | 34.4% | 4 |
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 share of land area used for agriculture in Ethiopia?
- Share of land area used for agriculture in Ethiopia was 34.1% 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of land area used for agriculture recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.3% in 2004.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share of land area used for agriculture?
- Ethiopia ranks 115th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land area used for agriculture rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 31 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
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.