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 119 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.
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 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 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 119 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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.