Sorghum — Production, per capita in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Sorghum — Production, per capita was 0.031 t per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sorghum — Production, per capita in Ethiopia, 1993–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum — production, per capita in Ethiopia is 0.031 t per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — production, per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 0.0477 t per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0117 t per person, in 1993.
That places Ethiopia 15th out of 108 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Sorghum — Production, per capita in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0117 t per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.0126 t per person | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0198 t per person | +56.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0304 t per person | +53.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0332 t per person | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0171 t per person | -48.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0204 t per person | +19.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0176 t per person | -13.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0223 t per person | +26.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0216 t per person | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0242 t per person | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0229 t per person | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0219 t per person | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0269 t per person | +23.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0287 t per person | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.032 t per person | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0348 t per person | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0442 t per person | +27.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0454 t per person | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0438 t per person | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0389 t per person | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0429 t per person | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0459 t per person | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0445 t per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0471 t per person | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0477 t per person | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0472 t per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0474 t per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0395 t per person | -16.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0309 t per person | -21.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0312 t per person | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.031 t per person | -0.4% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.031 t per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0101 t per person, 3.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.031 t per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0094 t per person, 3.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0208 t per person | 0.0117 t per person | 0.0332 t per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0253 t per person | 0.0176 t per person | 0.0348 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0448 t per person | 0.0389 t per person | 0.0477 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.036 t per person | 0.0309 t per person | 0.0474 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
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 — production, per capita in Ethiopia?
- Sorghum — production, per capita in Ethiopia was 0.031 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — production, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0477 t per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest sorghum — production, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0117 t per person in 1993.
- How does Ethiopia rank for sorghum — production, per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 15th out of 108 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — production, per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sorghum — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sorghum — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sorghum — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Sorghum — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.