Sorghum and products — Food supply in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Sorghum and products — Food supply was 200.03 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▬ Flat
Sorghum and products — Food supply in Ethiopia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 200.03 kcal/cap/d for sorghum and products — food supply in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum and products — food supply in Ethiopia peaked at 244.29 kcal/cap/d in 2017 and was at its lowest, 199.93 kcal/cap/d, in 2021.
That places Ethiopia 5th out of 69 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Sorghum and products — Food supply in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 219.68 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 213.11 kcal/cap/d | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 203.74 kcal/cap/d | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 213.96 kcal/cap/d | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 221.45 kcal/cap/d | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 235.99 kcal/cap/d | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 229.37 kcal/cap/d | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 244.29 kcal/cap/d | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 229.82 kcal/cap/d | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 241.84 kcal/cap/d | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 221.48 kcal/cap/d | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 199.93 kcal/cap/d | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 205.31 kcal/cap/d | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 200.03 kcal/cap/d | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 225.32 kcal/cap/d | 203.74 kcal/cap/d | 244.29 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 206.69 kcal/cap/d | 199.93 kcal/cap/d | 221.48 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 2 Niger 390.07 kcal/cap/d compare
- 3 Cameroon 274.66 kcal/cap/d compare
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania 40.34 kcal/cap/d compare
- 4 Nigeria 201.35 kcal/cap/d compare
- 5 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 8.27 kcal/cap/d compare
- 6 Mauritania 115.13 kcal/cap/d compare
- 7 Rwanda 110.17 kcal/cap/d compare
- 7 Melanesia 3.21 kcal/cap/d compare
- 8 Micronesia (Federated States of) 1.37 kcal/cap/d compare
- 8 El Salvador 107.28 kcal/cap/d 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 sorghum and products — food supply in Ethiopia?
- Sorghum and products — food supply in Ethiopia was 200.03 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum and products — food supply recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 244.29 kcal/cap/d in 2017.
- What is the lowest sorghum and products — food supply recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 199.93 kcal/cap/d in 2021.
- How does Ethiopia rank for sorghum and products — food supply?
- Ethiopia ranks 5th out of 69 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sorghum and products — food supply rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sorghum and products — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). 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.