Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita was 0.0233 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Ethiopia, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 0.0233 tonnes per person for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 0.0419 tonnes per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1993.
Ethiopia ranks 40th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1994 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1995 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1996 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1997 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1998 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1999 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2000 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2002 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | — |
| 2004 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0053 tonnes per person | +287.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0058 tonnes per person | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 0.011 tonnes per person | +87.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0171 tonnes per person | +55.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0268 tonnes per person | +57.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0205 tonnes per person | -23.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0233 tonnes per person | +13.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0232 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.025 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0329 tonnes per person | +31.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0352 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 0.038 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0419 tonnes per person | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0393 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0388 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0381 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0367 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0256 tonnes per person | -30.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0233 tonnes per person | -8.7% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.0233 tonnes per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0001 tonnes per person, 434.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.0233 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0001 tonnes per person, 364.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +287.4% | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 0.0053 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0069 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0268 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0318 tonnes per person | 0.0205 tonnes per person | 0.0419 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0309 tonnes per person | 0.0233 tonnes per person | 0.0381 tonnes per person | 4 |
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 cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Ethiopia?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Ethiopia was 0.0233 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0419 tonnes per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1993.
- How does Ethiopia rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 40th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.