Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 1.31 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Ethiopia, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ethiopia stood at 1.31 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ethiopia peaked at 1.85 ha per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.4482 ha per square kilometre, in 1993.
That places Ethiopia 17th out of 107 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.4482 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0.754 ha per square kilometre | +68.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9198 ha per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 1996 | 1.33 ha per square kilometre | +44.8% |
| 1997 | 1.44 ha per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1998 | 0.9817 ha per square kilometre | -32.0% |
| 1999 | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 1.36 ha per square kilometre | +34.4% |
| 2002 | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2003 | 1.34 ha per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2004 | 1.14 ha per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 2005 | 1.11 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 1.3 ha per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2007 | 1.34 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 1.4 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 1.48 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 1.68 ha per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2011 | 1.82 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 1.85 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.63 ha per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2014 | 1.63 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.64 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.67 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.68 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.79 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 1.75 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 1.79 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 1.62 ha per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 1.34 ha per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 2023 | 1.31 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 1.31 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.31 ha per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 1.31 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8754 ha per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 | +68.2% | 0.4482 ha per square kilometre | 0.754 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9926 ha per square kilometre | 0.4482 ha per square kilometre | 1.44 ha per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | 1.48 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.71 ha per square kilometre | 1.63 ha per square kilometre | 1.85 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.52 ha per square kilometre | 1.31 ha per square kilometre | 1.79 ha per square kilometre | 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 sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ethiopia?
- Sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ethiopia was 1.31 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.85 ha per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4482 ha per square kilometre in 1993.
- How does Ethiopia rank for sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Ethiopia ranks 17th out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. 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 Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — 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.
Sorghum — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sorghum — 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
Sorghum — 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.