Ethiopia Arable Land 1961-2022
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 2018 was 16,187,000, a 1.36% increase from 2017.
- Ethiopia arable land for 2017 was 15,969,200, a 0.78% increase from 2016.
- Ethiopia arable land for 2016 was 15,846,000, a 0.8% increase from 2015.
- Ethiopia arable land for 2015 was 15,721,000, a 0.8% increase from 2014.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Hectares |
| Niger |
17,700,000 |
| Ethiopia |
16,187,000 |
| Tanzania |
13,500,000 |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. |
11,800,000 |
| Afghanistan |
7,703,000 |
| Uganda |
6,900,000 |
| Mali |
6,411,000 |
| Burkina Faso |
6,000,000 |
| Mozambique |
5,650,000 |
| Chad |
5,200,000 |
| Syrian Arab Republic |
4,662,000 |
| Zimbabwe |
4,000,000 |
| Malawi |
3,600,000 |
| Senegal |
3,200,000 |
| Guinea |
3,100,000 |
| Madagascar |
3,000,000 |
| Benin |
2,800,000 |
| Togo |
2,650,000 |
| North Korea |
2,350,000 |
| Nepal |
2,113,700 |
| Central African Republic |
1,800,000 |
| Sierra Leone |
1,584,000 |
| Burundi |
1,200,000 |
| Rwanda |
1,151,700 |
| Somalia |
1,100,000 |
| Yemen |
1,097,700 |
| Haiti |
1,070,000 |
| Tajikistan |
701,800 |
| Eritrea |
690,000 |
| Liberia |
500,000 |
| Gambia |
440,000 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
300,000 |
| Comoros |
66,000 |
| Ethiopia Arable Land - Historical Data |
| Year |
Hectares |
Per Capita |
Percent |
| 2018 |
16,187,000 |
0.15 |
14.33% |
| 2017 |
15,969,200 |
0.15 |
14.14% |
| 2016 |
15,846,000 |
0.15 |
14.03% |
| 2015 |
15,721,000 |
0.16 |
13.92% |
| 2014 |
15,596,000 |
0.16 |
13.81% |
| 2013 |
15,471,000 |
0.16 |
13.70% |
| 2012 |
15,346,000 |
0.17 |
13.59% |
| 2011 |
15,193,200 |
0.17 |
13.45% |
| 2010 |
14,565,000 |
0.17 |
12.90% |
| 2009 |
13,948,000 |
0.16 |
12.35% |
| 2008 |
13,606,000 |
0.16 |
12.05% |
| 2007 |
14,038,000 |
0.17 |
12.43% |
| 2006 |
13,396,000 |
0.17 |
11.86% |
| 2005 |
12,823,000 |
0.17 |
11.35% |
| 2004 |
12,364,000 |
0.17 |
10.95% |
| 2003 |
10,928,000 |
0.15 |
10.93% |
| 2002 |
9,853,000 |
0.14 |
9.85% |
| 2001 |
9,908,400 |
0.15 |
9.91% |
| 2000 |
10,000,000 |
0.15 |
10.00% |
| 1999 |
10,000,000 |
0.16 |
10.00% |
| 1998 |
9,950,000 |
0.16 |
9.95% |
| 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 |
0.21 |
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 |
0.30 |
10.90% |
| 1983 |
12,400,000 |
0.33 |
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 |
0.45 |
11.38% |
| 1968 |
12,250,000 |
0.45 |
11.13% |
| 1967 |
12,150,000 |
0.46 |
11.04% |
| 1966 |
12,070,000 |
0.47 |
10.96% |
| 1965 |
11,995,000 |
0.48 |
10.89% |
| 1964 |
11,631,000 |
0.48 |
10.56% |
| 1963 |
11,631,000 |
0.49 |
10.56% |
| 1962 |
11,459,000 |
0.49 |
10.41% |
| 1961 |
11,000,000 |
0.49 |
9.99% |
