Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita was 2.63 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.63 kg per hectare
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
100th
of 180 countries
All-time high
2.71 kg per hectare
in 2020
All-time low
0.7023 kg per hectare
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Ethiopia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Ethiopia stood at 2.63 kg per hectare.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 2.71 kg per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7023 kg per hectare, in 1962.
That places Ethiopia 100th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7146 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.7023 kg per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.704 kg per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.7235 kg per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.7323 kg per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.741 kg per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.7444 kg per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.7243 kg per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.7587 kg per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 0.7705 kg per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.7845 kg per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.8035 kg per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.8273 kg per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.8121 kg per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.8531 kg per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 1.06 kg per hectare | +24.7% |
| 1977 | 1.04 kg per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.8973 kg per hectare | -13.3% |
| 1979 | 1.12 kg per hectare | +25.3% |
| 1980 | 1.26 kg per hectare | +12.1% |
| 1981 | 1.19 kg per hectare | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 1.17 kg per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 1.34 kg per hectare | +14.7% |
| 1984 | 1.17 kg per hectare | -12.4% |
| 1985 | 0.8806 kg per hectare | -24.7% |
| 1986 | 0.9656 kg per hectare | +9.7% |
| 1987 | 1.15 kg per hectare | +19.4% |
| 1988 | 1.21 kg per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 1.17 kg per hectare | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 1.24 kg per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 1.31 kg per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 1.16 kg per hectare | -11.6% |
| 1993 | 1.31 kg per hectare | +13.5% |
| 1994 | 0.9736 kg per hectare | -25.8% |
| 1995 | 1.03 kg per hectare | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 1.21 kg per hectare | +17.5% |
| 1997 | 1.26 kg per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 1.14 kg per hectare | -9.8% |
| 1999 | 1.12 kg per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 1.12 kg per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.2 kg per hectare | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 1.35 kg per hectare | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 1.12 kg per hectare | -17.0% |
| 2004 | 1.16 kg per hectare | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 1.36 kg per hectare | +17.1% |
| 2006 | 1.56 kg per hectare | +14.8% |
| 2007 | 1.45 kg per hectare | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 1.43 kg per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.65 kg per hectare | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 1.76 kg per hectare | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 1.76 kg per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.94 kg per hectare | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 2.07 kg per hectare | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 2.23 kg per hectare | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 2.34 kg per hectare | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 2.33 kg per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 2.52 kg per hectare | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 2.52 kg per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 2.71 kg per hectare | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 2.71 kg per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 2.66 kg per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 2.69 kg per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 2.66 kg per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 2.63 kg per hectare | -0.9% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 2.63 kg per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.16 kg per hectare, 2.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 2.63 kg per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.35 kg per hectare, 1.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7272 kg per hectare | 0.7023 kg per hectare | 0.7587 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8972 kg per hectare | 0.7705 kg per hectare | 1.12 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.15 kg per hectare | 0.8806 kg per hectare | 1.34 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.18 kg per hectare | 0.9736 kg per hectare | 1.31 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.34 kg per hectare | 1.12 kg per hectare | 1.65 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.22 kg per hectare | 1.76 kg per hectare | 2.71 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.67 kg per hectare | 2.63 kg per hectare | 2.71 kg per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
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)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 32.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 32.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Ethiopia?
- Cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Ethiopia was 2.63 kg per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.71 kg per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7023 kg per hectare in 1962.
- How does Ethiopia rank for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 100th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average cereal yield, measured in tonnes per hectare versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.