Millet yield in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Millet yield was 1,548 kg per hectare in 2011. ▲ Rising
Millet yield in Ethiopia, 1993–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for millet yield in Ethiopia is 1,548 kg per hectare, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 69.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, millet yield in Ethiopia peaked at 1,548 kg per hectare in 2011 and was at its lowest, 668.8 kg per hectare, in 1995.
Ethiopia ranks 3rd of 37 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 827.89 kg per hectare | 668.8 kg per hectare | 1,014 kg per hectare | 7 |
| 2000s | 1,106 kg per hectare | 886.7 kg per hectare | 1,373 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,484 kg per hectare | 1,421 kg per hectare | 1,548 kg per hectare | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More agriculture & rural data for Ethiopia
- 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)
- Rural population 75.9% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.9% (2025)
- Rural population 102.81 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 32.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 41.47 billion current US$ (2025)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 2.63 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is millet yield in Ethiopia?
- Millet yield in Ethiopia was 1,548 kg per hectare in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest millet yield recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,548 kg per hectare in 2011.
- What is the lowest millet yield recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 668.8 kg per hectare in 1995.
- How does Ethiopia rank for millet yield?
- Ethiopia ranks 3rd out of 37 countries with data for 2011.
- Is millet yield rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.8%. 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 Millet yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Millet yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land. Production data on relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Crop harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.