Millet yields in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Millet yields was 2.47 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Millet 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
In 2024, millet yields in Ethiopia stood at 2.47 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, millet yields in Ethiopia peaked at 2.56 tonnes per hectare in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6688 tonnes per hectare, in 1995.
Ethiopia ranks 10th of 88 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8279 tonnes per hectare | 0.6688 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 0.8867 tonnes per hectare | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 2.47 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | 2.44 tonnes per hectare | 2.56 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 7 Tajikistan 2.9 tonnes per hectare compare
- 8 Uzbekistan 2.84 tonnes per hectare compare
- 9 Vietnam 2.67 tonnes per hectare compare
- 11 Switzerland 2.34 tonnes per hectare compare
- 12 Spain 2.31 tonnes per hectare compare
- 13 Greece 2.24 tonnes per hectare compare
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 millet yields in Ethiopia?
- Millet yields in Ethiopia was 2.47 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 millet yields recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.56 tonnes per hectare in 2022.
- What is the lowest millet yields recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6688 tonnes per hectare in 1995.
- How does Ethiopia rank for millet yields?
- Ethiopia ranks 10th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is millet yields rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. 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 Millet 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.