Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0125 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Ethiopia, 1993–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Ethiopia is 0.0125 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 8.6% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 0.0235 ha per person in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0083 ha per person, in 1993.
That places Ethiopia 18th out of 108 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0083 ha per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.0136 ha per person | +62.5% |
| 1995 | 0.016 ha per person | +17.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0224 ha per person | +40.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0235 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0155 ha per person | -34.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0164 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 0.015 ha per person | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0196 ha per person | +30.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0158 ha per person | -19.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0181 ha per person | +14.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0169 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.016 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0182 ha per person | +13.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0181 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0185 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0189 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.021 ha per person | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 0.022 ha per person | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0218 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0187 ha per person | -14.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0181 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0179 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0176 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0173 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.018 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0171 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.017 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.015 ha per person | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0121 ha per person | -19.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0115 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0125 ha per person | +8.6% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.0125 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0111 ha per person, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.0125 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0107 ha per person, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +62.5% | 0.0083 ha per person | 0.0136 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0165 ha per person | 0.0083 ha per person | 0.0235 ha per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0175 ha per person | 0.015 ha per person | 0.0196 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0189 ha per person | 0.0171 ha per person | 0.022 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0136 ha per person | 0.0115 ha per person | 0.017 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 sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Ethiopia?
- Sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Ethiopia was 0.0125 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0235 ha per person in 1997.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0083 ha per person in 1993.
- How does Ethiopia rank for sorghum — area harvested, per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 18th out of 108 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — 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.
Sorghum — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sorghum — 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
Sorghum — 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.