Ethiopia Arable Land 1960-2024

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.
  • Ethiopia arable land for 2022 was 0, a 100% decline from 2021.
  • Ethiopia arable land for 2021 was 16,314,000, a 0.73% increase from 2020.
  • Ethiopia arable land for 2020 was 16,195,100, a 0.02% increase from 2019.
  • Ethiopia arable land for 2019 was 16,192,000, a 0.03% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Ethiopia Arable Land - Historical Data
Year Hectares Per Capita Percent
2022 0 0.00 0.00%
2021 16,314,000 0.14 14.46%
2020 16,195,100 0.14 14.35%
2019 16,192,000 0.14 14.35%
2018 16,187,000 0.15 14.34%
2017 15,969,200 0.15 14.15%
2016 15,846,000 0.15 14.04%
2015 15,721,000 0.15 13.93%
2014 15,596,000 0.16 13.82%
2013 15,471,000 0.16 13.71%
2012 15,346,000 0.16 13.60%
2011 15,193,200 0.17 13.46%
2010 14,565,000 0.16 12.91%
2009 13,948,000 0.16 12.36%
2008 13,606,000 0.16 12.06%
2007 14,038,000 0.17 12.44%
2006 13,396,000 0.17 11.87%
2005 12,823,000 0.17 11.36%
2004 12,364,000 0.16 10.96%
2003 10,928,000 0.15 10.93%
2002 9,853,000 0.14 9.85%
2001 9,862,000 0.14 9.86%
2000 9,872,000 0.15 9.87%
1999 9,881,000 0.15 9.88%
1998 9,891,000 0.16 9.89%
1997 9,900,000 0.16 9.90%
1996 9,927,000 0.17 9.93%
1995 9,940,000 0.17 9.94%
1994 9,932,000 0.18 9.93%
1993 10,000,000 0.19 10.00%
1992 10,650,000 0.20 9.67%
1991 10,650,000 0.21 9.67%
1990 10,750,000 0.22 9.76%
1989 10,900,000 0.24 9.90%
1988 11,100,000 0.25 10.08%
1987 11,300,000 0.26 10.26%
1986 11,600,000 0.28 10.54%
1985 11,850,000 0.29 10.76%
1984 12,000,000 0.31 10.90%
1983 12,400,000 0.32 11.26%
1982 12,600,000 0.34 11.44%
1981 12,800,000 0.36 11.63%
1980 13,000,000 0.37 11.81%
1979 13,105,000 0.38 11.90%
1978 13,060,000 0.38 11.86%
1977 13,030,000 0.39 11.83%
1976 13,000,000 0.39 11.81%
1975 13,000,000 0.40 11.81%
1974 13,000,000 0.41 11.81%
1973 13,000,000 0.42 11.81%
1972 13,000,000 0.43 11.81%
1971 12,770,000 0.44 11.60%
1970 12,530,000 0.44 11.38%
1969 12,530,000 0.46 11.38%
1968 12,250,000 0.46 11.13%
1967 12,150,000 0.47 11.04%
1966 12,070,000 0.48 10.96%
1965 11,995,000 0.49 10.89%
1964 11,631,000 0.48 10.56%
1963 11,631,000 0.50 10.56%
1962 11,459,000 0.50 10.41%
1961 11,000,000 0.49 9.99%
1960 0 0.00 0.00%