Miscellaneous — Food supply in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Miscellaneous — Food supply was 37,289 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Miscellaneous — Food supply in Ethiopia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, miscellaneous — food supply in Ethiopia stood at 37,289 million Kcal. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.1% on the previous year and up 206.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, miscellaneous — food supply in Ethiopia peaked at 37,289 million Kcal in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11,180 million Kcal, in 2010.
That places Ethiopia 52nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Miscellaneous — Food supply in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 11,180 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 11,499 million Kcal | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 11,829 million Kcal | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 12,168 million Kcal | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 26,817 million Kcal | +120.4% |
| 2015 | 31,045 million Kcal | +15.8% |
| 2016 | 13,503 million Kcal | -56.5% |
| 2017 | 23,415 million Kcal | +73.4% |
| 2018 | 25,589 million Kcal | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 24,072 million Kcal | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 26,150 million Kcal | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 36,087 million Kcal | +38.0% |
| 2022 | 30,302 million Kcal | -16.0% |
| 2023 | 37,289 million Kcal | +23.1% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 37,289 million Kcal is above the median for low income countries, which is 22,313 million Kcal, 1.7× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 37,289 million Kcal is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16,459 million Kcal, 2.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19,112 million Kcal | 11,180 million Kcal | 31,045 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,457 million Kcal | 26,150 million Kcal | 37,289 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 49 Democratic Republic of the Congo 40,219 million Kcal compare
- 50 Qatar 39,533 million Kcal compare
- 51 Azerbaijan 39,276 million Kcal compare
- 53 Uzbekistan 36,941 million Kcal compare
- 54 Syrian Arab Republic 36,198 million Kcal compare
- 54 Syria 36,198 million Kcal compare
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)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 32.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 32.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is miscellaneous — food supply in Ethiopia?
- Miscellaneous — food supply in Ethiopia was 37,289 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest miscellaneous — food supply recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 37,289 million Kcal in 2023.
- What is the lowest miscellaneous — food supply recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,180 million Kcal in 2010.
- How does Ethiopia rank for miscellaneous — food supply?
- Ethiopia ranks 52nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is miscellaneous — food supply rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 206.4%. 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, published as part of Miscellaneous — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.