Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Wheat — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0161 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Ethiopia, 1993–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, wheat — area harvested, per capita in Ethiopia stood at 0.0161 ha per person.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 0.0202 ha per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0108 ha per person, in 1993.
Ethiopia ranks 49th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0108 ha per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.0134 ha per person | +24.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0144 ha per person | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0161 ha per person | +12.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0138 ha per person | -14.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0131 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0158 ha per person | +20.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0158 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0173 ha per person | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 0.014 ha per person | -18.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0158 ha per person | +12.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0144 ha per person | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0178 ha per person | +23.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0181 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0183 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0172 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0197 ha per person | +14.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0202 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0182 ha per person | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 0.017 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0163 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0165 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.016 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0171 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0167 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0173 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0169 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0168 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0175 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0167 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0168 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0161 ha per person | -4.1% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.0161 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0006 ha per person, 28.7× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.0161 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0006 ha per person, 28.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0139 ha per person | 0.0108 ha per person | 0.0161 ha per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0168 ha per person | 0.014 ha per person | 0.0197 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0172 ha per person | 0.016 ha per person | 0.0202 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0168 ha per person | 0.0161 ha per person | 0.0175 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 wheat — area harvested, per capita in Ethiopia?
- Wheat — area harvested, per capita in Ethiopia was 0.0161 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0202 ha per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0108 ha per person in 1993.
- How does Ethiopia rank for wheat — area harvested, per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 49th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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 Wheat — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — 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.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Wheat — 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.