Sorghum yield in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Sorghum yield was 1,842 kg per hectare in 2011. β² Rising
Sorghum yield in Ethiopia, 1993β2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
In 2011, sorghum yield in Ethiopia stood at 1,842 kg per hectare. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 61.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum yield in Ethiopia peaked at 1,842 kg per hectare in 2011 and was at its lowest, 931.9 kg per hectare, in 1994.
Ethiopia ranks 4th of 41 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,242 kg per hectare | 931.9 kg per hectare | 1,414 kg per hectare | 7 |
| 2000s | 1,409 kg per hectare | 1,139 kg per hectare | 1,736 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,839 kg per hectare | 1,836 kg per hectare | 1,842 kg per hectare | 2 |
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)
- Bananas β Production 1.19 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum yield in Ethiopia?
- Sorghum yield in Ethiopia was 1,842 kg per hectare in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest sorghum yield recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,842 kg per hectare in 2011.
- What is the lowest sorghum yield recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 931.9 kg per hectare in 1994.
- How does Ethiopia rank for sorghum yield?
- Ethiopia ranks 4th out of 41 countries with data for 2011.
- Is sorghum yield rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.6%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Sorghum yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Sorghum yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land. Production data on relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Crop harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.