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Land area — Ethiopia

Land area in Ethiopia in 2023 — 1,128,499 km². Ranked 25 in the world out of 215. Since 1993, the indicator has risen by 12.8%.

2023 1.13M km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 25of 215
Period maximum 1.13M km²2007
Period minimum 1M km²1993

Trend over time

1993–2023 · km²

Land area — Ethiopia, 1993–20231M1.05M1.1M1.15M199319961999200220052008201120142017202020231993: 1,000,000 km²1994: 1,000,000 km²1995: 1,000,000 km²1996: 1,000,000 km²1997: 1,000,000 km²1998: 1,000,000 km²1999: 1,000,000 km²2000: 1,000,000 km²2001: 1,000,000 km²2002: 1,000,000 km²2003: 1,000,000 km²2004: 1,128,597 km²2005: 1,128,600 km²2006: 1,128,613 km²2007: 1,128,631 km²2008: 1,128,568 km²2009: 1,128,589 km²2010: 1,128,571 km²2011: 1,128,575 km²2012: 1,128,582 km²2013: 1,128,572 km²2014: 1,128,538 km²2015: 1,128,539 km²2016: 1,128,559 km²2017: 1,128,553 km²2018: 1,128,561 km²2019: 1,128,571 km²2020: 1,128,571 km²2021: 1,128,506 km²2022: 1,128,499 km²2023: 1,128,499 km²
Change over the period: +128,499 (+12.85%) Average annual rate: 0.4 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Ethiopia 1.13M km²
World 130M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 23.9M km²
Eastern Africa computed 6.85M km²
Low-income countries computed 14.77M km²
Land area — Ethiopia, by year Ethiopia All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 1.13M +0 +0%
2022 1.13M −7 −0%
2021 1.13M −66 −0.01%
2020 1.13M +1 +0%
2019 1.13M +10 +0%
2018 1.13M +9 +0%
2017 1.13M −6 −0%
2016 1.13M +19 +0%
2015 1.13M +1 +0%
2014 1.13M −34 −0%
2013 1.13M −10 −0%
2012 1.13M +7 +0%
2011 1.13M +4 +0%
2010 1.13M −18 −0%
2009 1.13M +20 +0%
2008 1.13M −63 −0.01%
2007 1.13M +18 +0%
2006 1.13M +13 +0%
2005 1.13M +3 +0%
2004 1.13M +128,597 +12.86%
2003 1M +0 +0%
2002 1M +0 +0%
2001 1M +0 +0%
2000 1M +0 +0%
1999 1M +0 +0%
1998 1M +0 +0%
1997 1M +0 +0%
1996 1M +0 +0%
1995 1M +0 +0%
1994 1M +0 +0%
1993 1M — —

Eastern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

ET Ethiopia 1.13M TZ Tanzania 885,800 MZ Mozambique 786,380 ZM Zambia 743,390 SS South Sudan 631,930 SO Somalia 627,340 MG Madagascar 581,800 KE Kenya 580,876 ZW Zimbabwe 386,850 UG Uganda 200,520 ER Eritrea 121,178 MW Malawi 94,280 BI Burundi 25,680 RW Rwanda 24,670 DJ Djibouti 23,180 MU Mauritius 1,997 KM Comoros 1,861 SC Seychelles 460
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About the indicator

Land area: the entire territory of a country excluding inland water bodies, major rivers and coastal waters. This is the figure the World Bank uses to calculate the shares of forest, agricultural and arable land, so it is needed not only in itself but also as a denominator. It differs from surface area by the area of inland waters — for most countries the gap stays within a percent, but for Canada, Finland or Kazakhstan it is noticeable.

Important: Not to be confused with surface area, which includes inland waters. The indicator changes only when borders change, so the series is nearly constant.

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

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