Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre was 2.66 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre in Ethiopia, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre in Ethiopia is 2.66 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre in Ethiopia peaked at 4.07 tonnes per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1993.
That places Ethiopia 35th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 square kilometre in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1995 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1997 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1998 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1999 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 2000 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 0.104 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 2004 | 0.0921 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3677 tonnes per square kilometre | +299.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4182 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8089 tonnes per square kilometre | +93.4% |
| 2008 | 1.29 tonnes per square kilometre | +59.9% |
| 2009 | 2.09 tonnes per square kilometre | +61.8% |
| 2010 | 1.64 tonnes per square kilometre | -21.5% |
| 2011 | 1.92 tonnes per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2012 | 1.97 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 2.18 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 2.95 tonnes per square kilometre | +35.0% |
| 2015 | 3.24 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 3.59 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 4.07 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2018 | 3.93 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 3.98 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 4.02 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 3.97 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 2.84 tonnes per square kilometre | -28.4% |
| 2023 | 2.66 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.3% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 2.66 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0046 tonnes per square kilometre, 585.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 2.66 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0037 tonnes per square kilometre, 728.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre 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 | +299.0% | 0.0921 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3677 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.5178 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.95 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.64 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.07 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.37 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.66 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.02 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 32 Spain 2.73 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 33 Mexico 2.68 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 34 Dominica 2.67 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 36 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.56 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 37 Albania 2.45 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 38 Greece 2.4 tonnes per square kilometre 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)
- 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 square kilometre in Ethiopia?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre in Ethiopia was 2.66 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.07 tonnes per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per square kilometre in 1993.
- How does Ethiopia rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre?
- Ethiopia ranks 35th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.