Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per unit of GDP in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per unit of GDP was 0 ha per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per unit of GDP in Ethiopia, 1993–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 0 ha per US$ of GDP for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per unit of gdp in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.1% on the previous year and down 77.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per unit of gdp in Ethiopia peaked at 0 ha per US$ of GDP in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per US$ of GDP, in 2024.
Ethiopia ranks 33rd of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per unit of GDP in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | ha per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1994 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +19.1% |
| 1995 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 1996 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 1997 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +27.1% |
| 1998 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +16.3% |
| 2001 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +25.6% |
| 2004 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -17.5% |
| 2005 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -14.0% |
| 2007 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -61.4% |
| 2009 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +35.0% |
| 2010 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -39.2% |
| 2011 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +25.5% |
| 2012 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +18.7% |
| 2014 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -15.2% |
| 2015 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -24.2% |
| 2019 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | +16.8% |
| 2021 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -32.0% |
| 2023 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -25.0% |
| 2024 | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | -19.1% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0 ha per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0 ha per US$ of GDP, 14% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0 ha per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 ha per US$ of GDP, 31% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 7 |
| 2000s | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 ha per US$ of GDP | 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 sweet potatoes — area harvested, per unit of gdp in Ethiopia?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per unit of gdp in Ethiopia was 0 ha per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per unit of gdp recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0 ha per US$ of GDP in 2003.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per unit of gdp recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- How does Ethiopia rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per unit of gdp?
- Ethiopia ranks 33rd out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Sweet potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.