Drained organic soils — Area in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Drained organic soils — Area was 123,333 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Drained organic soils — Area in Ethiopia, 1993–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 32 China (People’s Republic of) 151,724 ha compare
- 32 China, mainland 151,724 ha compare
- 34 New Zealand 126,115 ha compare
- 36 Uganda 119,041 ha compare
- 37 Australia 118,425 ha compare
- 38 India 100,547 ha compare
More climate change data for Ethiopia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 87,053 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 27,625 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 59,429 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 104.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,122 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,042 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,650 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 392.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 17.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 14.02 kt (2050)
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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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.