Grassland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Grassland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0254 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0254 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
49th
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.0294 ha per square kilometre
in 2002
All-time low
0.0254 ha per square kilometre
in 2022
Years of data
31
1993–2023

Grassland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Ethiopia, 1993–2023

00.010.020.031993200820231993: 0.029 ha per square kilometre1994: 0.029 ha per square kilometre1995: 0.029 ha per square kilometre1996: 0.029 ha per square kilometre1997: 0.029 ha per square kilometre1998: 0.029 ha per square kilometre1999: 0.029 ha per square kilometre2000: 0.029 ha per square kilometre2001: 0.029 ha per square kilometre2002: 0.029 ha per square kilometre2003: 0.029 ha per square kilometre2004: 0.026 ha per square kilometre2005: 0.026 ha per square kilometre2006: 0.026 ha per square kilometre2007: 0.026 ha per square kilometre2008: 0.026 ha per square kilometre2009: 0.026 ha per square kilometre2010: 0.026 ha per square kilometre2011: 0.026 ha per square kilometre2012: 0.026 ha per square kilometre2013: 0.027 ha per square kilometre2014: 0.027 ha per square kilometre2015: 0.027 ha per square kilometre2016: 0.027 ha per square kilometre2017: 0.027 ha per square kilometre2018: 0.027 ha per square kilometre2019: 0.026 ha per square kilometre2020: 0.026 ha per square kilometre2021: 0.026 ha per square kilometre2022: 0.025 ha per square kilometre2023: 0.025 ha per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 0.0254 ha per square kilometre for grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Ethiopia peaked at 0.0294 ha per square kilometre in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0254 ha per square kilometre, in 2022.

That places Ethiopia 49th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Grassland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Grassland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Ethiopia, 1993 to 2023.
Year ha per square kilometre Change
1993 0.0293 ha per square kilometre —
1994 0.0293 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1995 0.0293 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1996 0.0293 ha per square kilometre -0.1%
1997 0.0292 ha per square kilometre -0.3%
1998 0.0292 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1999 0.0292 ha per square kilometre +0.1%
2000 0.0293 ha per square kilometre +0.3%
2001 0.0294 ha per square kilometre +0.2%
2002 0.0294 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2003 0.029 ha per square kilometre -1.4%
2004 0.0257 ha per square kilometre -11.3%
2005 0.0258 ha per square kilometre +0.3%
2006 0.0258 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
2007 0.0258 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
2008 0.0258 ha per square kilometre +0.1%
2009 0.0258 ha per square kilometre +0.2%
2010 0.0259 ha per square kilometre +0.1%
2011 0.0259 ha per square kilometre +0.1%
2012 0.026 ha per square kilometre +0.4%
2013 0.027 ha per square kilometre +3.8%
2014 0.0268 ha per square kilometre -0.5%
2015 0.0268 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2016 0.027 ha per square kilometre +0.7%
2017 0.027 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
2018 0.0266 ha per square kilometre -1.7%
2019 0.0259 ha per square kilometre -2.4%
2020 0.0259 ha per square kilometre -0.2%
2021 0.0257 ha per square kilometre -0.8%
2022 0.0254 ha per square kilometre -0.9%
2023 0.0254 ha per square kilometre +0.0%

Ethiopia compared with similar countries

  • Ethiopia's 0.0254 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 ha per square kilometre, 610.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0292 ha per square kilometre 0.0292 ha per square kilometre 0.0293 ha per square kilometre 7
2000s 0.0272 ha per square kilometre 0.0257 ha per square kilometre 0.0294 ha per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0265 ha per square kilometre 0.0259 ha per square kilometre 0.027 ha per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0256 ha per square kilometre 0.0254 ha per square kilometre 0.0259 ha per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 46 Bulgaria 0.0321 ha per square kilometre compare
  2. 47 Portugal 0.0275 ha per square kilometre compare
  3. 48 Japan 0.0269 ha per square kilometre compare
  4. 50 Congo 0.0245 ha per square kilometre compare
  5. 51 Puerto Rico 0.0217 ha per square kilometre compare
  6. 52 Panama 0.0195 ha per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Ethiopia?
Grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Ethiopia was 0.0254 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0294 ha per square kilometre in 2002.
What is the lowest grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0254 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
How does Ethiopia rank for grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre?
Ethiopia ranks 49th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Grassland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Grassland organic soils — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Grassland organic soils — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Grassland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 6,347 data points, 1990–2023
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Grassland organic soils — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.