Groundnut yields in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Groundnut yields was 1.44 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Groundnut 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 1.44 tonnes per hectare for groundnut yields in 2024.
The figure is up 12.3% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnut yields in Ethiopia peaked at 1.81 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4575 tonnes per hectare, in 1998.
That places Ethiopia 55th out of 120 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.
Groundnut yields in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.6644 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1994 | 0.677 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.6787 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.6854 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7056 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.4575 tonnes per hectare | -35.2% |
| 1999 | 0.5677 tonnes per hectare | +24.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8804 tonnes per hectare | +55.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8843 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8286 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | +76.7% |
| 2004 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -30.0% |
| 2005 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9628 tonnes per hectare | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | +42.9% |
| 2008 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -19.2% |
| 2009 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | +29.3% |
| 2011 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | -14.0% |
| 2013 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +14.1% |
| 2015 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | -22.5% |
| 2024 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | +12.3% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 1.44 tonnes per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.835 tonnes per hectare, 1.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 1.44 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8359 tonnes per hectare, 1.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Groundnut yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +76.7% | 0.8286 tonnes per hectare | 1.46 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6338 tonnes per hectare | 0.4575 tonnes per hectare | 0.7056 tonnes per hectare | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 0.8286 tonnes per hectare | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 1.81 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 groundnut yields in Ethiopia?
- Groundnut yields in Ethiopia was 1.44 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 groundnut yields recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.81 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest groundnut yields recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4575 tonnes per hectare in 1998.
- How does Ethiopia rank for groundnut yields?
- Ethiopia ranks 55th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is groundnut yields rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. 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 Groundnut yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.