Land under cereal production — all countries

Land under cereal production — Ethiopia

Land under cereal production in Ethiopia in 2024 — 12,069,713 ha. Ranked 9 in the world out of 79. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 105.2%.

2024 12.07M ha +1.77% vs 2023
World rank 9of 79
Period maximum 12.2M ha2021
Period minimum 4.03M ha1993

Trend over time

1961–2024 · hectares

Land under cereal production — Ethiopia, 1961–202405M10M15M19611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 5,882,000 ha1963: 6,113,700 ha1965: 6,228,600 ha1967: 6,348,600 ha1969: 6,499,800 ha1971: 6,670,300 ha1973: 5,282,000 ha1975: 4,464,500 ha1977: 4,230,000 ha1979: 4,628,900 ha1981: 4,711,820 ha1983: 5,029,230 ha1985: 4,814,680 ha1987: 4,950,900 ha1989: 4,891,260 ha1991: 4,444,010 ha1993: 4,034,930 ha1995: 6,526,510 ha1997: 7,498,150 ha1999: 7,455,530 ha2001: 7,993,240 ha2003: 8,478,999 ha2005: 9,358,781 ha2007: 9,424,302 ha2009: 10,213,916 ha2011: 10,893,673 ha2013: 10,780,830 ha2015: 11,064,589 ha2017: 11,632,176 ha2019: 11,901,874 ha2021: 12,200,172 ha2023: 11,859,459 ha2024: 12,069,713 ha
Change over the period: +6.19M (+105.2%) Average annual rate: 1.15 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ethiopia

Ethiopia 12.07M ha
World 416M ha
Sub-Saharan Africa 85.37M ha
Land under cereal production — Ethiopia, by year Ethiopia All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2024 12.07M +210,254 +1.77%
2023 11.86M +271,241 +2.34%
2022 11.59M −611,954 −5.02%
2021 12.2M +225,002 +1.88%
2020 11.98M +73,296 +0.62%
2019 11.9M −131,875 −1.1%
2018 12.03M +401,573 +3.45%
2017 11.63M +198,836 +1.74%
2016 11.43M +368,751 +3.33%
2015 11.06M +218,572 +2.02%
2014 10.85M +65,187 +0.6%
2013 10.78M +44,782 +0.42%
2012 10.74M −157,625 −1.45%
2011 10.89M +99,780 +0.92%
2010 10.79M +579,977 +5.68%
2009 10.21M +91,948 +0.91%
2008 10.12M +697,666 +7.4%
2007 9.42M +1.32M +16.36%
2006 8.1M −1.26M −13.46%
2005 9.36M +643,139 +7.38%
2004 8.72M +236,643 +2.79%
2003 8.48M +1.84M +27.67%
2002 6.64M −1.35M −16.92%
2001 7.99M +817,210 +11.39%
2000 7.18M −279,500 −3.75%
1999 7.46M +1.14M +18.1%
1998 6.31M −1.19M −15.81%
1997 7.5M −233,180 −3.02%
1996 7.73M +1.2M +18.46%
1995 6.53M +1.14M +21.15%
1994 5.39M +1.35M +33.52%
1993 4.03M −321,130 −7.37%
1992 4.36M −87,950 −1.98%
1991 4.44M −513,400 −10.36%
1990 4.96M +66,150 +1.35%
1989 4.89M −163,550 −3.24%
1988 5.05M +103,910 +2.1%
1987 4.95M −40,550 −0.81%
1986 4.99M +176,770 +3.67%
1985 4.81M +98,820 +2.1%
1984 4.72M −313,370 −6.23%
1983 5.03M +399,800 +8.64%
1982 4.63M −82,390 −1.75%
1981 4.71M −367,180 −7.23%
1980 5.08M +450,100 +9.72%
1979 4.63M +174,100 +3.91%
1978 4.45M +224,800 +5.31%
1977 4.23M −196,300 −4.43%
1976 4.43M −38,200 −0.86%
1975 4.46M −886,500 −16.57%
1974 5.35M +69,000 +1.31%
1973 5.28M −1.15M −17.85%
1972 6.43M −240,800 −3.61%
1971 6.67M +90,100 +1.37%
1970 6.58M +80,400 +1.24%
1969 6.5M +75,500 +1.18%
1968 6.42M +75,700 +1.19%
1967 6.35M +58,300 +0.93%
1966 6.29M +61,700 +0.99%
1965 6.23M +72,500 +1.18%
1964 6.16M +42,400 +0.69%
1963 6.11M +20,700 +0.34%
1962 6.09M +211,000 +3.59%
1961 5.88M

Eastern Africa, 2024

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About the indicator

The area harvested for cereal crops: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, millet and mixes. It is the harvested area rather than the sown area, so with two harvests a year one field is counted twice — which is exactly why in the tropics the land under cereals can exceed the area of arable land. Together with the grain harvest this series gives the yield, which is what explains the growth of world production with areas almost unchanged.

Important: Harvested area, not sown area: a field with two harvests a year is counted twice. Land under cereals grown for animal feed is included, land cut for hay is not.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.