Cereal production index in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Cereal production index was 142.93 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Cereal production index in Ethiopia, 1993–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in gross, 1999-2001 = 100.
Analysis
In 2011, cereal production index in Ethiopia stood at 142.93 gross, 1999-2001 = 100. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.7% on the previous year and up 89.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production index in Ethiopia peaked at 142.93 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 42.7 gross, 1999-2001 = 100, in 1994.
That places Ethiopia 14th out of 51 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Cereal production index in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 43.66 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | — |
| 1994 | 42.7 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 53.52 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | +25.3% |
| 1996 | 74.19 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | +38.6% |
| 1997 | 76.55 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 56.72 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | -25.9% |
| 1999 | 66.94 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | +18.0% |
| 2000 | 64.85 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 75.62 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | +16.6% |
| 2002 | 70.9 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 76.5 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 85.38 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 109.17 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | +27.9% |
| 2006 | 105.45 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 95.25 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 104.4 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 117.54 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | +12.6% |
| 2010 | 125.75 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 142.93 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | +13.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.18 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 42.7 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 76.55 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 7 |
| 2000s | 90.51 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 64.85 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 117.54 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 134.34 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 125.75 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 142.93 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 11 Mauritania 155.93 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 compare
- 12 Madagascar 151.77 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 compare
- 13 Benin 145.3 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 compare
- 15 Ghana 141.47 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 compare
- 16 Sao Tome and Principe 140.85 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 compare
- 17 Tanzania 140.79 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Ethiopia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -20.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3282 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 306.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7589 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 32.82 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 32.82 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production index in Ethiopia?
- Cereal production index in Ethiopia was 142.93 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest cereal production index recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 142.93 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 in 2011.
- What is the lowest cereal production index recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.7 gross, 1999-2001 = 100 in 1994.
- How does Ethiopia rank for cereal production index?
- Ethiopia ranks 14th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is cereal production index rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.0%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Cereal production index (gross, 1999-2001 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereal production index covers cereals that are considered edible and that contain nutrients. The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2004-2006. They are based on the sum of price-weighted quantities of different agricultural commodities produced after deductions of quantities used as seed and feed weighted in a similar manner. The resulting aggregate represents, therefore, disposable production for any use except as seed and feed. All the indices at the country, regional and world levels are calculated by the Laspeyres formula. Production quantities of each commodity are weighted by 2004-2006 average international commodity prices and summed for each year. To obtain the index, the aggregate for a given year is divided by the average aggregate for the base period 2004-2006. Since the FAO indices are based on the concept of agriculture as a single enterprise, amounts of seed and feed are subtracted from the production data to avoid double counting them, once in the production data and once with the crops or livestock produced from them. Deductions for seed (in the case of eggs, for hatching) and for livestock and poultry feed apply to both domestically produced and imported commodities. They cover only primary agricultural products destined to animal feed (e.g. maize, potatoes, milk, etc.). Processed and semi-processed feed items such as bran, oilcakes, meals and molasses have been completely excluded from the calculations at all stages. should be noted that when calculating indices of agricultural, food and nonfood production, all intermediate primary inputs of agricultural origin are deducted. However, for indices of any other commodity group, only inputs originating from within the same group are deducted; thus, only seed is removed from the group “crops” and from all crop subgroups, such as cereals, oil crops, etc.; and both feed and seed originating from within the livestock sector (e.g. milk feed, hatching eggs) are removed from the group “livestock products”. For the main two livestock subgroups, namely, meat and milk, only feed originating from the respective subgroup is removed. The ”international commodity prices” are used in order to avoid the use of exchange rates for obtaining continental and world aggregates, and also to improve and facilitate international comparative analysis of productivity at the national level. These” international prices”, expressed in so-called ""international dollars”, are derived using a Geary-Khamis formula for the agricultural sector. This method assigns a single “price” to each commodity. For example, one metric ton of wheat has the same price regardless of the country where it was produced. The currency unit in which the prices are expressed has no influence on the indices published. The commodities covered in the computation of indices of agricultural production are all crops and livestock products originating in each country. Practically all products are covered, with the main exception of fodder crops. The category of food production includes commodities that are considered edible and that contain nutrients. Accordingly, coffee and tea are excluded along with inedible commodities because, although edible, they have practically no nutritive value. Aggregates are the sum of available data.