Total agricultural area over the long term in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Total agricultural area over the long term was 39.20 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
39.20 million
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
31st
of 199 countries
All-time high
39.20 million
in 2025
All-time low
1.41 million
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Total agricultural area over the long term in Ethiopia, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, total agricultural area over the long term in Ethiopia stood at 39.20 million. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total agricultural area over the long term in Ethiopia peaked at 39.20 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.41 million, in 1000.
Ethiopia ranks 31st of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.41 million | 1.41 million | 1.41 million | 1 |
| 1100s | 1.63 million | 1.63 million | 1.63 million | 1 |
| 1200s | 1.84 million | 1.84 million | 1.84 million | 1 |
| 1300s | 2.17 million | 2.17 million | 2.17 million | 1 |
| 1400s | 2.50 million | 2.50 million | 2.50 million | 1 |
| 1500s | 2.83 million | 2.83 million | 2.83 million | 1 |
| 1600s | 3.18 million | 3.18 million | 3.18 million | 1 |
| 1700s | 3.53 million | 3.53 million | 3.53 million | 1 |
| 1710s | 4.41 million | 4.41 million | 4.41 million | 1 |
| 1720s | 5.29 million | 5.29 million | 5.29 million | 1 |
| 1730s | 6.17 million | 6.17 million | 6.17 million | 1 |
| 1740s | 7.05 million | 7.05 million | 7.05 million | 1 |
| 1750s | 7.93 million | 7.93 million | 7.93 million | 1 |
| 1760s | 8.80 million | 8.80 million | 8.80 million | 1 |
| 1770s | 9.68 million | 9.68 million | 9.68 million | 1 |
| 1780s | 10.56 million | 10.56 million | 10.56 million | 1 |
| 1790s | 11.44 million | 11.44 million | 11.44 million | 1 |
| 1800s | 12.32 million | 12.32 million | 12.32 million | 1 |
| 1810s | 13.20 million | 13.20 million | 13.20 million | 1 |
| 1820s | 14.07 million | 14.07 million | 14.07 million | 1 |
| 1830s | 14.95 million | 14.95 million | 14.95 million | 1 |
| 1840s | 15.83 million | 15.83 million | 15.83 million | 1 |
| 1850s | 16.71 million | 16.71 million | 16.71 million | 1 |
| 1860s | 16.71 million | 16.71 million | 16.71 million | 1 |
| 1870s | 16.71 million | 16.71 million | 16.71 million | 1 |
| 1880s | 16.88 million | 16.88 million | 16.88 million | 1 |
| 1890s | 17.05 million | 17.05 million | 17.05 million | 1 |
| 1900s | 17.22 million | 17.22 million | 17.22 million | 1 |
| 1910s | 18.46 million | 18.46 million | 18.46 million | 1 |
| 1920s | 19.60 million | 19.60 million | 19.60 million | 1 |
| 1930s | 21.65 million | 21.65 million | 21.65 million | 1 |
| 1940s | 23.45 million | 23.45 million | 23.45 million | 1 |
| 1950s | 28.82 million | 26.78 million | 31.41 million | 10 |
| 1960s | 33.63 million | 32.12 million | 34.67 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 34.97 million | 34.63 million | 35.07 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.62 million | 32.37 million | 34.85 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.97 million | 30.45 million | 32.18 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.87 million | 30.50 million | 35.08 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.04 million | 35.68 million | 38.19 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.80 million | 38.46 million | 39.20 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 28 Mauritania 39.71 million compare
- 29 Namibia 39.63 million compare
- 30 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 39.23 million compare
- 32 Turkmenistan 39.02 million compare
- 33 Mozambique 38.90 million compare
- 34 Türkiye 38.84 million compare
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)
- Agriculture share gdp 32.82 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 32.82 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total agricultural area over the long term in Ethiopia?
- Total agricultural area over the long term in Ethiopia was 39.20 million in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total agricultural area over the long term recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.20 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest total agricultural area over the long term recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.41 million in 1000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for total agricultural area over the long term?
- Ethiopia ranks 31st out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total agricultural area over the long term rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total agricultural area over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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