Barley yields in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Barley yields was 2.35 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Barley yields in Ethiopia, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 2.35 tonnes per hectare for barley yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley yields in Ethiopia peaked at 2.5 tonnes per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8643 tonnes per hectare, in 1995.
That places Ethiopia 67th out of 104 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 0.8643 tonnes per hectare | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 0.9132 tonnes per hectare | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.25 tonnes per hectare | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | 2.35 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More agriculture & rural data for Ethiopia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 41.47 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 32.8% (2025)
- Rural population 102.81 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.9% (2025)
- Rural population 75.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.7% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 32.8% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 32.8% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 12.07 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barley yields in Ethiopia?
- Barley yields in Ethiopia was 2.35 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest barley yields recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest barley yields recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8643 tonnes per hectare in 1995.
- How does Ethiopia rank for barley yields?
- Ethiopia ranks 67th out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is barley yields rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Barley yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.