Potato yields in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Potato yields was 12.31 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in Ethiopia, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, potato yields in Ethiopia stood at 12.31 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Ethiopia peaked at 13.79 tonnes per hectare in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.19 tonnes per hectare, in 2007.
Ethiopia ranks 125th of 158 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 | 7.82 tonnes per hectare | 7.6 tonnes per hectare | 8 tonnes per hectare | 7 |
| 2000s | 8.45 tonnes per hectare | 7.19 tonnes per hectare | 10.49 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.42 tonnes per hectare | 7.83 tonnes per hectare | 13.79 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.67 tonnes per hectare | 12.09 tonnes per hectare | 13.3 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 potato yields in Ethiopia?
- Potato yields in Ethiopia was 12.31 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.79 tonnes per hectare in 2018.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.19 tonnes per hectare in 2007.
- How does Ethiopia rank for potato yields?
- Ethiopia ranks 125th out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. 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); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.