Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Djibouti
Djibouti: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.0496 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Djibouti, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Djibouti stood at 0.0496.
The figure is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Djibouti peaked at 1 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0266, in 2019.
That places Djibouti 163rd out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 | — |
| 1962 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.9056 | -9.4% |
| 1965 | 0.7326 | -19.1% |
| 1966 | 0.6941 | -5.3% |
| 1967 | 0.6533 | -5.9% |
| 1968 | 0.6188 | -5.3% |
| 1969 | 0.617 | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.5813 | -5.8% |
| 1971 | 0.5813 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5262 | -9.5% |
| 1973 | 0.4953 | -5.9% |
| 1974 | 0.447 | -9.7% |
| 1975 | 0.4387 | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.3981 | -9.2% |
| 1977 | 0.3682 | -7.5% |
| 1978 | 0.3344 | -9.2% |
| 1979 | 0.2339 | -30.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0665 | -71.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0647 | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0601 | -7.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0598 | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0528 | -11.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0503 | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0462 | -8.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0464 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.051 | +9.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0462 | -9.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0356 | -22.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0357 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0343 | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0341 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0331 | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0323 | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0319 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0309 | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0305 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0294 | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0287 | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0278 | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0268 | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0285 | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0272 | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0269 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0368 | +36.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0396 | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0305 | -23.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0318 | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0387 | +21.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0462 | +19.3% |
| 2012 | 0.041 | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0431 | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0428 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0417 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0421 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0342 | -18.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0308 | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0266 | -13.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0374 | +40.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0422 | +12.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0455 | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0496 | +8.9% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 0.0496 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2966, 17% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 0.0496 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2216, 22% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Djibouti changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | -71.6% | 0.2339 | 0.0665 |
| 2020 | +40.3% | 0.0266 | 0.0374 |
| 2006 | +36.5% | 0.0269 | 0.0368 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8024 | 0.617 | 1 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4404 | 0.2339 | 0.5813 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0544 | 0.0462 | 0.0665 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0328 | 0.0294 | 0.0357 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0305 | 0.0268 | 0.0396 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0387 | 0.0266 | 0.0462 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0437 | 0.0374 | 0.0496 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
More reference data data for Djibouti
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2231 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2286 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2286 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0016 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Djibouti?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Djibouti was 0.0496 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0266 in 2019.
- How does Djibouti rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Djibouti ranks 163rd out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).