Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0414 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Ethiopia, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ethiopia is 0.0414 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 17.2% on the previous year and down 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ethiopia peaked at 0.0668 ha per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0195 ha per square kilometre, in 1994.
Ethiopia ranks 45th of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0209 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0.0195 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0197 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.02 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0255 ha per square kilometre | +27.7% |
| 1998 | 0.025 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0247 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.03 ha per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 2001 | 0.032 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 0.034 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0469 ha per square kilometre | +38.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0403 ha per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0446 ha per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0472 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0552 ha per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0293 ha per square kilometre | -47.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0473 ha per square kilometre | +61.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0266 ha per square kilometre | -43.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0356 ha per square kilometre | +34.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0462 ha per square kilometre | +29.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0603 ha per square kilometre | +30.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0597 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0599 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0636 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0638 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0527 ha per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0532 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0668 ha per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0652 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0501 ha per square kilometre | -23.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0414 ha per square kilometre | -17.2% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.0414 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0414 ha per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.0414 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0885 ha per square kilometre, 47% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0222 ha per square kilometre | 0.0195 ha per square kilometre | 0.0255 ha per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0407 ha per square kilometre | 0.0293 ha per square kilometre | 0.0552 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0522 ha per square kilometre | 0.0266 ha per square kilometre | 0.0638 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0559 ha per square kilometre | 0.0414 ha per square kilometre | 0.0668 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 sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ethiopia?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ethiopia was 0.0414 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0668 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0195 ha per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does Ethiopia rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Ethiopia ranks 45th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. 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 Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — 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.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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About this data
Sweet potatoes — 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.