Arable land in Djibouti
Djibouti: Arable land was 3,000 hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Arable land in Djibouti, 1961–2023
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.
Analysis
Djibouti recorded 3,000 hectares for arable land in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Djibouti peaked at 3,000 hectares in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,000 hectares, in 1961.
Djibouti ranks 181st of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,000 hectares | 1,000 hectares | 1,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,000 hectares | 1,000 hectares | 1,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,000 hectares | 1,000 hectares | 1,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,000 hectares | 1,000 hectares | 1,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,130 hectares | 1,000 hectares | 1,500 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,960 hectares | 1,600 hectares | 2,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,000 hectares | 3,000 hectares | 3,000 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 181 Grenada 3,000 hectares compare
- 183 Saint Lucia 2,670 hectares compare
- 184 French Polynesia 2,500 hectares compare
More agriculture & rural data for Djibouti
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2023)
- Rural population 27.0% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 319,986 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 105.07 million current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 9 hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 2,041 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 17.41 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Djibouti?
- Arable land in Djibouti was 3,000 hectares 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 Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 3,000 hectares in 2020.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,000 hectares in 1961.
- How does Djibouti rank for arable land?
- Djibouti ranks 181st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (in hectares) 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.