Cereal seed quantity in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Cereal seed quantity was 374,260 FAO, metric tonnes in 2011. ▲ Rising
Cereal seed quantity in Ethiopia, 1993–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in FAO, metric tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal seed quantity in Ethiopia is 374,260 FAO, metric tonnes, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal seed quantity in Ethiopia peaked at 374,260 FAO, metric tonnes in 2010 and was at its lowest, 211,831 FAO, metric tonnes, in 1993.
Ethiopia ranks 3rd of 50 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Cereal seed quantity in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | FAO, metric tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 211,831 FAO, metric tonnes | — |
| 1994 | 254,163 FAO, metric tonnes | +20.0% |
| 1995 | 284,938 FAO, metric tonnes | +12.1% |
| 1996 | 265,126 FAO, metric tonnes | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 236,797 FAO, metric tonnes | -10.7% |
| 1998 | 280,743 FAO, metric tonnes | +18.6% |
| 1999 | 267,197 FAO, metric tonnes | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 295,258 FAO, metric tonnes | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 248,035 FAO, metric tonnes | -16.0% |
| 2002 | 312,622 FAO, metric tonnes | +26.0% |
| 2003 | 351,551 FAO, metric tonnes | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 370,399 FAO, metric tonnes | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 311,207 FAO, metric tonnes | -16.0% |
| 2006 | 322,910 FAO, metric tonnes | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 334,164 FAO, metric tonnes | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 324,251 FAO, metric tonnes | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 353,231 FAO, metric tonnes | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 374,260 FAO, metric tonnes | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 374,260 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 257,256 FAO, metric tonnes | 211,831 FAO, metric tonnes | 284,938 FAO, metric tonnes | 7 |
| 2000s | 322,363 FAO, metric tonnes | 248,035 FAO, metric tonnes | 370,399 FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 374,260 FAO, metric tonnes | 374,260 FAO, metric tonnes | 374,260 FAO, metric tonnes | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal seed quantity in Ethiopia?
- Cereal seed quantity in Ethiopia was 374,260 FAO, metric tonnes in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest cereal seed quantity recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 374,260 FAO, metric tonnes in 2010.
- What is the lowest cereal seed quantity recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 211,831 FAO, metric tonnes in 1993.
- How does Ethiopia rank for cereal seed quantity?
- Ethiopia ranks 3rd out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is cereal seed quantity rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.9%. 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 seed quantity (FAO, metric tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data include the amounts of the commodity in question set aside for sowing or planting (or generally for reproduction purposes, e.g. sugar cane planted, potatoes for seed, eggs for hatching and fish for bait, whether domestically produced or imported) during the reference period. Account is taken of double or successive sowing or planting whenever it occurs. The data of seed include also, when it is the case, the quantities necessary for sowing or planting the area relating to crops harvested green for fodder or for food.(e.g. green peas, green beans, maize for forage) Data for seed element are stored in tonnes (t). Whenever official data were not available, seed figures have been estimated either as a percentage of supply (e.g. eggs for hatching) or by multiplying a seed rate with the area under the crop of the subsequent year.