Land area in hectares in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Land area in hectares was 112.85 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
112.85 million hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
25th
of 233 countries
All-time high
112.86 million hectares
in 2007
All-time low
100.00 million hectares
in 1993
Years of data
31
1993–2023

Land area in hectares in Ethiopia, 1993–2023

025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M125.0M1993200820231993: 100.0M hectares1994: 100.0M hectares1995: 100.0M hectares1996: 100.0M hectares1997: 100.0M hectares1998: 100.0M hectares1999: 100.0M hectares2000: 100.0M hectares2001: 100.0M hectares2002: 100.0M hectares2003: 100.0M hectares2004: 112.9M hectares2005: 112.9M hectares2006: 112.9M hectares2007: 112.9M hectares2008: 112.9M hectares2009: 112.9M hectares2010: 112.9M hectares2011: 112.9M hectares2012: 112.9M hectares2013: 112.9M hectares2014: 112.9M hectares2015: 112.9M hectares2016: 112.9M hectares2017: 112.9M hectares2018: 112.9M hectares2019: 112.9M hectares2020: 112.9M hectares2021: 112.9M hectares2022: 112.8M hectares2023: 112.8M hectares

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area in hectares in Ethiopia is 112.85 million hectares, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in hectares in Ethiopia peaked at 112.86 million hectares in 2007 and was at its lowest, 100.00 million hectares, in 1993.

Ethiopia ranks 25th of 233 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 100.00 million hectares 100.00 million hectares 100.00 million hectares 7
2000s 107.72 million hectares 100.00 million hectares 112.86 million hectares 10
2010s 112.86 million hectares 112.85 million hectares 112.86 million hectares 10
2020s 112.85 million hectares 112.85 million hectares 112.86 million hectares 4

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 22 Angola 124.67 million hectares compare
  2. 23 Mali 122.02 million hectares compare
  3. 24 South Africa 121.31 million hectares compare
  4. 26 Colombia 110.95 million hectares compare
  5. 27 Bolivia 108.33 million hectares compare
  6. 28 Mauritania 103.07 million hectares compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in hectares in Ethiopia?
Land area in hectares in Ethiopia was 112.85 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest land area in hectares recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 112.86 million hectares in 2007.
What is the lowest land area in hectares recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 100.00 million hectares in 1993.
How does Ethiopia rank for land area in hectares?
Ethiopia ranks 25th out of 233 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area in hectares rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land area in hectares. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Land area in hectares
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 13,636 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.