Maize (corn) — Yield in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Maize (corn) — Yield was 3,444 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Yield in Ethiopia, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 3,444 kg/ha for maize (corn) — yield in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — yield in Ethiopia peaked at 3,711 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,124 kg/ha, in 1994.
Ethiopia ranks 115th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Yield in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1,736 kg/ha | — |
| 1994 | 1,124 kg/ha | -35.3% |
| 1995 | 1,359 kg/ha | +21.0% |
| 1996 | 1,683 kg/ha | +23.8% |
| 1997 | 1,738 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 1,618 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 1,715 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 1,620 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 1,743 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 1,875 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 1,532 kg/ha | -18.3% |
| 2004 | 1,613 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 2,006 kg/ha | +24.3% |
| 2006 | 2,640 kg/ha | +31.6% |
| 2007 | 1,823 kg/ha | -30.9% |
| 2008 | 1,883 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 1,985 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 2,193 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 2,221 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 2,593 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 2,740 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 2,950 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 2,776 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 2,947 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 3,312 kg/ha | +12.4% |
| 2018 | 3,337 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 3,655 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 3,711 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 3,433 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 3,488 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 3,409 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 3,444 kg/ha | +1.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -35.3% | 1,736 kg/ha | 1,124 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,567 kg/ha | 1,124 kg/ha | 1,738 kg/ha | 7 |
| 2000s | 1,872 kg/ha | 1,532 kg/ha | 2,640 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,872 kg/ha | 2,193 kg/ha | 3,655 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,497 kg/ha | 3,409 kg/ha | 3,711 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More agriculture & rural data for Ethiopia
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 3.95 million An (2024)
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Yield 673.3 kg/ha (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight 9 kg/An (2024)
- Wheat — Area harvested 2.13 million ha (2024)
- Wheat — Yield 2,904 kg/ha (2024)
- Wheat — Production 6.19 million t (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight 109 kg/An (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production 428,612 t (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Production 31.76 million t (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Yield 2,632 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — yield in Ethiopia?
- Maize (corn) — yield in Ethiopia was 3,444 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize (corn) — yield recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,711 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — yield recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,124 kg/ha in 1994.
- How does Ethiopia rank for maize (corn) — yield?
- Ethiopia ranks 115th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — yield rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. 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, published as part of Maize (corn) — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.