Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel was 26.90 million tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in Ethiopia, 1993–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 26.90 million tonnes for share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in 2023. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in Ethiopia peaked at 26.90 million tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.95 million tonnes, in 1993.
Ethiopia ranks 9th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.21 million tonnes | 5.95 million tonnes | 8.43 million tonnes | 7 |
| 2000s | 10.62 million tonnes | 8.94 million tonnes | 12.81 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.40 million tonnes | 16.50 million tonnes | 24.81 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.85 million tonnes | 24.72 million tonnes | 26.90 million tonnes | 4 |
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 share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in Ethiopia?
- Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in Ethiopia was 26.90 million tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.90 million tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.95 million tonnes in 1993.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel?
- Ethiopia ranks 9th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.1%. 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) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 31 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Quantity that is allocated for direct consumption as human food, rather than allocation to animal feed or industrial uses.