Share cereal human food in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share cereal human food was 86.93 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
86.93
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
47th
of 191 countries
All-time high
99.28
in 2002
All-time low
80.26
in 2017
Years of data
31
1993–2023
Share cereal human food in Ethiopia, 1993–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, share cereal human food in Ethiopia stood at 86.93.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share cereal human food in Ethiopia peaked at 99.28 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 80.26, in 2017.
That places Ethiopia 47th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.02 | 98.84 | 99.18 | 7 |
| 2000s | 94.77 | 83.32 | 99.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.34 | 80.26 | 87.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.11 | 81.47 | 86.93 | 4 |
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 share cereal human food in Ethiopia?
- Share cereal human food in Ethiopia was 86.93 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share cereal human food recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.28 in 2002.
- What is the lowest share cereal human food recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.26 in 2017.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share cereal human food?
- Ethiopia ranks 47th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share cereal human food rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share cereal human food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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