Cereals, primary — Yield in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Cereals, primary — Yield was 2,632 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereals, primary — Yield in Ethiopia, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 2,632 kg/ha for cereals, primary — yield in 2024.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — yield in Ethiopia peaked at 2,713 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 973.6 kg/ha, in 1994.
That places Ethiopia 103rd out of 178 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.
Cereals, primary — Yield in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1,312 kg/ha | — |
| 1994 | 973.6 kg/ha | -25.8% |
| 1995 | 1,033 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 1,213 kg/ha | +17.5% |
| 1997 | 1,263 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 1,140 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 1999 | 1,124 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 1,116 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 1,197 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 1,353 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 1,123 kg/ha | -17.0% |
| 2004 | 1,162 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 1,361 kg/ha | +17.1% |
| 2006 | 1,563 kg/ha | +14.8% |
| 2007 | 1,448 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 1,426 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 1,650 kg/ha | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 1,760 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 1,764 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,940 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 2,066 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 2,228 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 2,337 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 2,327 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 2,519 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 2,522 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 2,711 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 2,713 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 2,661 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 2,691 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 2,656 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 2,632 kg/ha | -0.9% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 2,632 kg/ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,138 kg/ha, 2.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 2,632 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,342 kg/ha, 2.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,151 kg/ha | 973.6 kg/ha | 1,312 kg/ha | 7 |
| 2000s | 1,340 kg/ha | 1,116 kg/ha | 1,650 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,217 kg/ha | 1,760 kg/ha | 2,711 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,670 kg/ha | 2,632 kg/ha | 2,713 kg/ha | 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 cereals, primary — yield in Ethiopia?
- Cereals, primary — yield in Ethiopia was 2,632 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — yield recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,713 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — yield recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 973.6 kg/ha in 1994.
- How does Ethiopia rank for cereals, primary — yield?
- Ethiopia ranks 103rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — yield 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, published as part of Cereals, primary — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.