Total Area: 1,104,300 sq km
Land Area: 1 million sq km
Water Area: 104,300 sq km
Climate Description: tropical monsoon with wide topographic-induced variation
Terrain Description: high plateau with central mountain range divided by Great Rift Valley
Arable Land Use: 15.2%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 1.1%
Irrigated Land: 2,896 sq km (2003)
Total Renewable Water Resources: 122 cu km (2011
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 5.56 cu km/yr (13%/1%/86%)
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 80.5 cu m/yr (2005)
Natural Hazards Description: geologically active Great Rift Valley susceptible to earthquakes, volcanic eruptions; frequent droughts
Environmental Current Issues: deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification; water shortages in some areas from water-intensive farming and poor management
Total Labor Force: 47.54 million (2014 est.)
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 85%
Agricultural Products Description: cereals, coffee, oilseed, cotton, sugarcane, vegetables, khat, cut flowers; hides, cattle, sheep, goats; fish
Land Area: 1 million sq km
Water Area: 104,300 sq km
Climate Description: tropical monsoon with wide topographic-induced variation
Terrain Description: high plateau with central mountain range divided by Great Rift Valley
Arable Land Use: 15.2%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 1.1%
Irrigated Land: 2,896 sq km (2003)
Total Renewable Water Resources: 122 cu km (2011
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 5.56 cu km/yr (13%/1%/86%)
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 80.5 cu m/yr (2005)
Natural Hazards Description: geologically active Great Rift Valley susceptible to earthquakes, volcanic eruptions; frequent droughts
Environmental Current Issues: deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification; water shortages in some areas from water-intensive farming and poor management
Total Labor Force: 47.54 million (2014 est.)
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 85%
Agricultural Products Description: cereals, coffee, oilseed, cotton, sugarcane, vegetables, khat, cut flowers; hides, cattle, sheep, goats; fish