Millet yields in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Millet yields was 2.47 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.47 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
10th
of 88 countries
All-time high
2.56 tonnes per hectare
in 2022
All-time low
0.6688 tonnes per hectare
in 1995
Years of data
32
1993–2024

Millet yields in Ethiopia, 1993–2024

0.511.522.51993200820241993: 0.768 tonnes per hectare1994: 0.705 tonnes per hectare1995: 0.669 tonnes per hectare1996: 0.892 tonnes per hectare1997: 1 tonnes per hectare1998: 0.893 tonnes per hectare1999: 0.854 tonnes per hectare2000: 0.887 tonnes per hectare2001: 0.912 tonnes per hectare2002: 1.1 tonnes per hectare2003: 1 tonnes per hectare2004: 1.1 tonnes per hectare2005: 1.2 tonnes per hectare2006: 1.3 tonnes per hectare2007: 1.1 tonnes per hectare2008: 1.2 tonnes per hectare2009: 1.4 tonnes per hectare2010: 1.6 tonnes per hectare2011: 1.5 tonnes per hectare2012: 1.5 tonnes per hectare2013: 1.7 tonnes per hectare2014: 1.9 tonnes per hectare2015: 2.2 tonnes per hectare2016: 2.2 tonnes per hectare2017: 2.3 tonnes per hectare2018: 2.3 tonnes per hectare2019: 2.5 tonnes per hectare2020: 2.5 tonnes per hectare2021: 2.5 tonnes per hectare2022: 2.6 tonnes per hectare2023: 2.4 tonnes per hectare2024: 2.5 tonnes per hectare

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 7 Tajikistan 2.9 tonnes per hectare compare
  2. 8 Uzbekistan 2.84 tonnes per hectare compare
  3. 9 Vietnam 2.67 tonnes per hectare compare
  4. 11 Switzerland 2.34 tonnes per hectare compare
  5. 12 Spain 2.31 tonnes per hectare compare
  6. 13 Greece 2.24 tonnes per hectare compare

See the full ranking of 89 places →

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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

Indicator
Millet yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
89 places, 4,540 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.