Grassland organic soils — Area in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Grassland organic soils — Area was 28,710 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
28,710 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
34th
of 221 countries
All-time high
30,497 ha
in 2016
All-time low
28,710 ha
in 2022
Years of data
32
1993–2024

Grassland organic soils — Area in Ethiopia, 1993–2024

010.0k20.0k30.0k1993200820241993: 29.3k ha1994: 29.3k ha1995: 29.3k ha1996: 29.3k ha1997: 29.2k ha1998: 29.2k ha1999: 29.2k ha2000: 29.3k ha2001: 29.4k ha2002: 29.4k ha2003: 29.0k ha2004: 29.0k ha2005: 29.1k ha2006: 29.1k ha2007: 29.1k ha2008: 29.1k ha2009: 29.2k ha2010: 29.2k ha2011: 29.2k ha2012: 29.3k ha2013: 30.4k ha2014: 30.3k ha2015: 30.3k ha2016: 30.5k ha2017: 30.5k ha2018: 30.0k ha2019: 29.3k ha2020: 29.2k ha2021: 29.0k ha2022: 28.7k ha2023: 28.7k ha2024: 28.7k ha

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for grassland organic soils — area in Ethiopia is 28,710 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.

The figure is down 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — area in Ethiopia peaked at 30,497 ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 28,710 ha, in 2022.

That places Ethiopia 34th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

Grassland organic soils — Area in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Grassland organic soils — Area in Ethiopia, 1993 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1993 29,279 ha
1994 29,279 ha +0.0%
1995 29,290 ha +0.0%
1996 29,271 ha -0.1%
1997 29,189 ha -0.3%
1998 29,202 ha +0.0%
1999 29,229 ha +0.1%
2000 29,307 ha +0.3%
2001 29,363 ha +0.2%
2002 29,376 ha +0.0%
2003 28,975 ha -1.4%
2004 28,998 ha +0.1%
2005 29,099 ha +0.3%
2006 29,091 ha -0.0%
2007 29,089 ha -0.0%
2008 29,108 ha +0.1%
2009 29,171 ha +0.2%
2010 29,186 ha +0.1%
2011 29,211 ha +0.1%
2012 29,324 ha +0.4%
2013 30,445 ha +3.8%
2014 30,288 ha -0.5%
2015 30,288 ha +0.0%
2016 30,497 ha +0.7%
2017 30,494 ha -0.0%
2018 29,979 ha -1.7%
2019 29,259 ha -2.4%
2020 29,199 ha -0.2%
2021 28,977 ha -0.8%
2022 28,710 ha -0.9%
2023 28,710 ha +0.0%
2024 28,710 ha +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 29,248 ha 29,189 ha 29,290 ha 7
2000s 29,158 ha 28,975 ha 29,376 ha 10
2010s 29,897 ha 29,186 ha 30,497 ha 10
2020s 28,861 ha 28,710 ha 29,199 ha 5

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 31 Iceland 37,666 ha compare
  2. 32 Estonia 33,590 ha compare
  3. 33 Bangladesh 30,170 ha compare
  4. 35 Madagascar 26,538 ha compare
  5. 36 Chile 25,085 ha compare
  6. 37 Nepal 21,881 ha compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland organic soils — area in Ethiopia?
Grassland organic soils — area in Ethiopia was 28,710 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest grassland organic soils — area recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 30,497 ha in 2016.
What is the lowest grassland organic soils — area recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 28,710 ha in 2022.
How does Ethiopia rank for grassland organic soils — area?
Ethiopia ranks 34th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Is grassland organic soils — area rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. 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 Grassland organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Grassland 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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