Sugar cane yields in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Sugar cane yields was 42.59 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sugar cane 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
The most recent figure for sugar cane yields in Ethiopia is 42.59 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in Ethiopia peaked at 110.42 tonnes per hectare in 2005 and was at its lowest, 23.06 tonnes per hectare, in 2012.
That places Ethiopia 72nd out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.76 tonnes per hectare | 75 tonnes per hectare | 106.25 tonnes per hectare | 7 |
| 2000s | 85.88 tonnes per hectare | 29.51 tonnes per hectare | 110.42 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.64 tonnes per hectare | 23.06 tonnes per hectare | 51.81 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.14 tonnes per hectare | 41.47 tonnes per hectare | 45.58 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 69 Dominican Republic 44.72 tonnes per hectare compare
- 70 Grenada 44.57 tonnes per hectare compare
- 71 Bangladesh 43.32 tonnes per hectare compare
- 73 Niger 42.19 tonnes per hectare compare
- 74 Barbados 41.05 tonnes per hectare compare
- 75 French Guiana 40.98 tonnes per hectare compare
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 sugar cane yields in Ethiopia?
- Sugar cane yields in Ethiopia was 42.59 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 sugar cane yields recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 110.42 tonnes per hectare in 2005.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.06 tonnes per hectare in 2012.
- How does Ethiopia rank for sugar cane yields?
- Ethiopia ranks 72nd out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Sugar cane 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.