Drained organic soils — Area in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Drained organic soils — Area was 123,333 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
123,333 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
35th
of 216 countries
All-time high
130,571 ha
in 2013
All-time low
123,333 ha
in 2022
Years of data
32
1993–2024

Drained organic soils — Area in Ethiopia, 1993–2024

050.0k100.0k150.0k1993200820241993: 123.8k ha1994: 123.8k ha1995: 124.5k ha1996: 124.7k ha1997: 124.7k ha1998: 125.5k ha1999: 126.4k ha2000: 126.4k ha2001: 126.8k ha2002: 127.9k ha2003: 127.4k ha2004: 127.7k ha2005: 128.6k ha2006: 129.0k ha2007: 128.9k ha2008: 129.3k ha2009: 130.2k ha2010: 130.3k ha2011: 130.5k ha2012: 130.6k ha2013: 130.6k ha2014: 129.4k ha2015: 129.4k ha2016: 128.7k ha2017: 128.7k ha2018: 127.4k ha2019: 125.1k ha2020: 125.5k ha2021: 124.1k ha2022: 123.3k ha2023: 123.3k ha2024: 123.3k ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 123,333 ha for drained organic soils — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area in Ethiopia peaked at 130,571 ha in 2013 and was at its lowest, 123,333 ha, in 2022.

That places Ethiopia 35th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 124,769 ha 123,758 ha 126,419 ha 7
2000s 128,210 ha 126,419 ha 130,168 ha 10
2010s 129,065 ha 125,052 ha 130,571 ha 10
2020s 123,921 ha 123,333 ha 125,474 ha 5

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 32 China (People’s Republic of) 151,724 ha compare
  2. 32 China, mainland 151,724 ha compare
  3. 34 New Zealand 126,115 ha compare
  4. 36 Uganda 119,041 ha compare
  5. 37 Australia 118,425 ha compare
  6. 38 India 100,547 ha compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — area in Ethiopia?
Drained organic soils — area in Ethiopia was 123,333 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — area recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 130,571 ha in 2013.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 123,333 ha in 2022.
How does Ethiopia rank for drained organic soils — area?
Ethiopia ranks 35th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — area rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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