Maize seed quantity in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Maize seed quantity was 50,000 FAO, metric tonnes in 2011. ▲ Rising
Maize seed quantity in Ethiopia, 1993–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in FAO, metric tonnes.
Analysis
In 2011, maize seed quantity in Ethiopia stood at 50,000 FAO, metric tonnes. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize seed quantity in Ethiopia peaked at 50,000 FAO, metric tonnes in 2010 and was at its lowest, 31,069 FAO, metric tonnes, in 1993.
Ethiopia ranks 6th of 48 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39,508 FAO, metric tonnes | 31,069 FAO, metric tonnes | 47,015 FAO, metric tonnes | 7 |
| 2000s | 43,677 FAO, metric tonnes | 37,669 FAO, metric tonnes | 48,753 FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 50,000 FAO, metric tonnes | 50,000 FAO, metric tonnes | 50,000 FAO, metric tonnes | 2 |
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)
- Agriculture share gdp 32.82 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 32.82 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize seed quantity in Ethiopia?
- Maize seed quantity in Ethiopia was 50,000 FAO, metric tonnes in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest maize seed quantity recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 50,000 FAO, metric tonnes in 2010.
- What is the lowest maize seed quantity recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,069 FAO, metric tonnes in 1993.
- How does Ethiopia rank for maize seed quantity?
- Ethiopia ranks 6th out of 48 countries with data for 2011.
- Is maize seed quantity rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Maize seed quantity (FAO, metric tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data include the amounts of the commodity in question set aside for sowing or planting (or generally for reproduction purposes, e.g. sugar cane planted, potatoes for seed, eggs for hatching and fish for bait, whether domestically produced or imported) during the reference period. Account is taken of double or successive sowing or planting whenever it occurs. The data of seed include also, when it is the case, the quantities necessary for sowing or planting the area relating to crops harvested green for fodder or for food.(e.g. green peas, green beans, maize for forage) Data for seed element are stored in tonnes (t). Whenever official data were not available, seed figures have been estimated either as a percentage of supply (e.g. eggs for hatching) or by multiplying a seed rate with the area under the crop of the subsequent year.