Agricultural land in Ethiopia
Agricultural land made up 34.3% of the land area of Ethiopia in 2024.
Ethiopia, 2024
34.3%
Change from 2023
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World, 2023
36.9%
Position in 2024
111th of 208
Agricultural land in Ethiopia over time
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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ethiopia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 34.3% | – |
| 2023 | 34.3% | 36.9% |
| 2022 | 34.3% | 37.0% |
| 2021 | 34.5% | 37.0% |
| 2020 | 34.3% | 36.9% |
| 2019 | 34.0% | 36.9% |
| 2018 | 33.8% | 36.9% |
| 2017 | 33.4% | 37.0% |
| 2016 | 33.2% | 36.8% |
| 2015 | 33.1% | 36.8% |
| 2014 | 32.9% | 37.0% |
| 2013 | 32.7% | 37.0% |
| 2012 | 32.5% | 37.0% |
| 2011 | 32.4% | 36.7% |
| 2010 | 31.8% | 36.5% |
| 2009 | 31.2% | 36.5% |
| 2008 | 30.7% | 36.5% |
| 2007 | 31.2% | 36.6% |
| 2006 | 30.5% | 36.6% |
| 2005 | 29.9% | 36.6% |
| 2004 | 29.5% | 36.6% |
| 2003 | 31.6% | 37.0% |
| 2002 | 30.5% | 37.1% |
| 2001 | 30.5% | 37.2% |
| 2000 | 30.5% | 37.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 32.9%, the figure has changed by +1.4 percentage points.
- Among the 208 countries with data for 2024, Ethiopia has the 111th highest value.
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