Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.0124 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Ethiopia, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Ethiopia is 0.0124 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 47.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 0.0357 tonnes per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0046 tonnes per person, in 1997.
That places Ethiopia 178th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0085 tonnes per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.0197 tonnes per person | +133.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0112 tonnes per person | -43.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0068 tonnes per person | -39.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0046 tonnes per person | -31.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0093 tonnes per person | +99.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0108 tonnes per person | +16.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0197 tonnes per person | +82.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0167 tonnes per person | -15.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0107 tonnes per person | -36.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0278 tonnes per person | +160.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0086 tonnes per person | -69.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0122 tonnes per person | +41.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0092 tonnes per person | -24.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0091 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0177 tonnes per person | +93.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0256 tonnes per person | +44.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0249 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0214 tonnes per person | -14.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0135 tonnes per person | -37.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0121 tonnes per person | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0171 tonnes per person | +41.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0214 tonnes per person | +25.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0333 tonnes per person | +55.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0214 tonnes per person | -35.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0243 tonnes per person | +13.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0231 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0298 tonnes per person | +28.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0357 tonnes per person | +19.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0234 tonnes per person | -34.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0124 tonnes per person | -47.2% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.0124 tonnes per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0407 tonnes per person, 30% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.0124 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0855 tonnes per person, 14% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0101 tonnes per person | 0.0046 tonnes per person | 0.0197 tonnes per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0157 tonnes per person | 0.0086 tonnes per person | 0.0278 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0213 tonnes per person | 0.0121 tonnes per person | 0.0333 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0253 tonnes per person | 0.0124 tonnes per person | 0.0357 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 175 Paraguay 0.026 tonnes per person compare
- 176 Nigeria 0.0223 tonnes per person compare
- 177 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0145 tonnes per person compare
- 179 Burundi 0.0121 tonnes per person compare
- 180 Central African Republic 0.0118 tonnes per person compare
- 181 Pakistan 0.0109 tonnes per person 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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Ethiopia?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Ethiopia was 0.0124 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0357 tonnes per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0046 tonnes per person in 1997.
- How does Ethiopia rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 178th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.