Corn: Yield gap in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Corn: Yield gap was 2.33 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Corn: Yield gap in Ethiopia, 2000–2024
Source: Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); 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, corn: yield gap in Ethiopia stood at 2.33 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in Ethiopia peaked at 4.24 tonnes per hectare in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.06 tonnes per hectare, in 2020.
That places Ethiopia 54th out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9 tonnes per hectare | 3.13 tonnes per hectare | 4.24 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9 tonnes per hectare | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | 3.58 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | 2.36 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 corn: yield gap in Ethiopia?
- Corn: yield gap in Ethiopia was 2.33 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn: yield gap recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.24 tonnes per hectare in 2003.
- What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.06 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- How does Ethiopia rank for corn: yield gap?
- Ethiopia ranks 54th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn: Yield gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield gaps are the difference between attainable yields and actual yields, measured in tonnes per hectare. Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.