Arable land in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Arable land was 0.1274 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Ethiopia, 1993–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 0.1274 hectares per person for arable land in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Ethiopia peaked at 0.1862 hectares per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.1274 hectares per person, in 2023.
Ethiopia ranks 92nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1676 hectares per person | 0.1511 hectares per person | 0.1862 hectares per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.1553 hectares per person | 0.1375 hectares per person | 0.1689 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1525 hectares per person | 0.1399 hectares per person | 0.1631 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1322 hectares per person | 0.1274 hectares per person | 0.1362 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More agriculture & rural data for Ethiopia
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
- Rural population 75.9% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.9% (2025)
- Rural population 102.81 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 32.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 41.47 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 12.07 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 2,632 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 31.76 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Ethiopia?
- Arable land in Ethiopia was 0.1274 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1862 hectares per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1274 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Ethiopia rank for arable land?
- Ethiopia ranks 92nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.