Cereal yields in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Cereal yields was 2.63 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yields in Ethiopia, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal yields in Ethiopia stood at 2.63 tonnes 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 yields in Ethiopia peaked at 2.71 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9736 tonnes per hectare, in 1994.
That places Ethiopia 104th out of 185 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 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 0.9736 tonnes per hectare | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | 2.71 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.67 tonnes per hectare | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | 2.71 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 cereal yields in Ethiopia?
- Cereal yields in Ethiopia was 2.63 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yields recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.71 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9736 tonnes per hectare in 1994.
- How does Ethiopia rank for cereal yields?
- Ethiopia ranks 104th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.