Sweet potatoes — Production, per capita in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Sweet potatoes — Production, per capita was 0.009 t per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Production, per capita in Ethiopia, 1993–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 0.009 t per person for sweet potatoes — production, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 13.2% on the previous year and down 68.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — production, per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 0.028 t per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0027 t per person, in 1996.
Ethiopia ranks 30th of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Production, per capita in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0031 t per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.0028 t per person | -10.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0027 t per person | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0027 t per person | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0033 t per person | +24.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0032 t per person | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0034 t per person | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0045 t per person | +32.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0045 t per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0047 t per person | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0067 t per person | +42.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0059 t per person | -11.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0052 t per person | -12.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0048 t per person | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0063 t per person | +31.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0031 t per person | -51.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0051 t per person | +66.9% |
| 2010 | 0.008 t per person | +56.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0108 t per person | +35.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0141 t per person | +30.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0206 t per person | +45.9% |
| 2014 | 0.028 t per person | +36.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0273 t per person | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0207 t per person | -24.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0203 t per person | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0161 t per person | -21.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0161 t per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0179 t per person | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0141 t per person | -21.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0096 t per person | -31.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0103 t per person | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 0.009 t per person | -13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.003 t per person | 0.0027 t per person | 0.0034 t per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0051 t per person | 0.0031 t per person | 0.0067 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0182 t per person | 0.008 t per person | 0.028 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0122 t per person | 0.009 t per person | 0.0179 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 sweet potatoes — production, per capita in Ethiopia?
- Sweet potatoes — production, per capita in Ethiopia was 0.009 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — production, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.028 t per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — production, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0027 t per person in 1996.
- How does Ethiopia rank for sweet potatoes — production, per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 30th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — production, per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sweet potatoes — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Sweet potatoes — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.