Sorghum yields in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Sorghum yields was 2.48 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 114 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.
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 41.47 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 32.8% (2025)
- Rural population 102.81 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.9% (2025)
- Rural population 75.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.7% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 32.8% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 32.8% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 12.07 million hectares (2024)
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 114 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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.