Coffee bean yields in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Coffee bean yields was 0.6671 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.6671 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
39th
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.9199 tonnes per hectare
in 2000
All-time low
0.5429 tonnes per hectare
in 2003
Years of data
32
1993–2024
Coffee bean 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
Ethiopia recorded 0.6671 tonnes per hectare for coffee bean yields in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coffee bean yields in Ethiopia peaked at 0.9199 tonnes per hectare in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5429 tonnes per hectare, in 2003.
That places Ethiopia 39th out of 82 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Coffee bean yields in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.72 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1994 | 0.7453 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.7471 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7491 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7474 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7602 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.8653 tonnes per hectare | +13.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9199 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6445 tonnes per hectare | -29.9% |
| 2002 | 0.7339 tonnes per hectare | +13.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5429 tonnes per hectare | -26.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6002 tonnes per hectare | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6571 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8179 tonnes per hectare | +24.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6715 tonnes per hectare | -17.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6651 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6721 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7432 tonnes per hectare | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 0.762 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7489 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.728 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7464 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7665 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.65 tonnes per hectare | -15.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6801 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6585 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6582 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6827 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6472 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6868 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6631 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 0.6671 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.6671 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6909 tonnes per hectare, 97% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.6671 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4357 tonnes per hectare, 1.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7621 tonnes per hectare | 0.72 tonnes per hectare | 0.8653 tonnes per hectare | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.6925 tonnes per hectare | 0.5429 tonnes per hectare | 0.9199 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7142 tonnes per hectare | 0.65 tonnes per hectare | 0.7665 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6694 tonnes per hectare | 0.6472 tonnes per hectare | 0.6868 tonnes per hectare | 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 coffee bean yields in Ethiopia?
- Coffee bean yields in Ethiopia was 0.6671 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 coffee bean yields recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9199 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- What is the lowest coffee bean yields recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5429 tonnes per hectare in 2003.
- How does Ethiopia rank for coffee bean yields?
- Ethiopia ranks 39th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coffee bean yields rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Coffee bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare. Green coffee beans are coffee seeds (beans) that have not yet been roasted.