Sorghum yields in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Sorghum yields was 2.48 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.48 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 8.3%
World rank
36th
of 115 countries
All-time high
2.78 tonnes per hectare
in 2020
All-time low
0.9319 tonnes per hectare
in 1994
Years of data
32
1993–2024
Sorghum yields in Ethiopia, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, sorghum yields in Ethiopia stood at 2.48 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum yields in Ethiopia peaked at 2.78 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9319 tonnes per hectare, in 1994.
Ethiopia ranks 36th of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Sorghum yields in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1994 | 0.9319 tonnes per hectare | -33.5% |
| 1995 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | +33.1% |
| 1996 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -21.9% |
| 1999 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +13.1% |
| 2000 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | +19.8% |
| 2003 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | +14.8% |
| 2011 | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 2.37 tonnes per hectare | +13.5% |
| 2015 | 2.57 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 2.53 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 2.73 tonnes per hectare | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 2.65 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 2.77 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 2.78 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 2.56 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 2.71 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 2.48 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 2.48 tonnes per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.7162 tonnes per hectare, 3.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 2.48 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9424 tonnes per hectare, 2.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 0.9319 tonnes per hectare | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.39 tonnes per hectare | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | 2.77 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | 2.48 tonnes per hectare | 2.78 tonnes per hectare | 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 yields in Ethiopia?
- Sorghum yields in Ethiopia was 2.48 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sorghum yields recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.78 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest sorghum yields recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9319 tonnes per hectare in 1994.
- How does Ethiopia rank for sorghum yields?
- Ethiopia ranks 36th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum yields rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sorghum yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.