Cotton yields in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Cotton yields was 2.27 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cotton 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
In 2024, cotton yields in Ethiopia stood at 2.27 tonnes per hectare. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.2% on the previous year and up 114.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton yields in Ethiopia peaked at 2.27 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6397 tonnes per hectare, in 2012.
Ethiopia ranks 21st of 100 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.929 tonnes per hectare | 0.6914 tonnes per hectare | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 0.6397 tonnes per hectare | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More agriculture & rural data for Ethiopia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 41.47 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 32.8% (2025)
- Rural population 102.81 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.9% (2025)
- Rural population 75.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.7% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 32.8% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 32.8% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 12.07 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cotton yields in Ethiopia?
- Cotton yields in Ethiopia was 2.27 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 cotton yields recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.27 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest cotton yields recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6397 tonnes per hectare in 2012.
- How does Ethiopia rank for cotton yields?
- Ethiopia ranks 21st out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cotton yields rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 114.3%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cotton 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.