 A survey of the land in Goro Gutu (released in 1994/95) shows that 20.3% is arable or cultivable, 19.9% pasture and forest, and the remaining 59.8% is considered built-up, degraded or otherwise unusable.Khat, vegetables and fruits are important cash crops.Although coffee is also an important cash crop for this woreda, only between 20 and 50 square kilometers are planted with it.