Tomato yields in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Tomato yields was 8.06 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tomato 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
Ethiopia recorded 8.06 tonnes per hectare for tomato yields in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tomato yields in Ethiopia peaked at 14.59 tonnes per hectare in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4.67 tonnes per hectare, in 2002.
Ethiopia ranks 152nd of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Tomato yields in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 11.07 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1994 | 12.5 tonnes per hectare | +12.9% |
| 1995 | 12.44 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 12.38 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 11.29 tonnes per hectare | -8.8% |
| 1998 | 12.33 tonnes per hectare | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 10.04 tonnes per hectare | -18.5% |
| 2000 | 9.23 tonnes per hectare | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 5.24 tonnes per hectare | -43.2% |
| 2002 | 4.67 tonnes per hectare | -10.9% |
| 2003 | 14.59 tonnes per hectare | +212.6% |
| 2004 | 12.39 tonnes per hectare | -15.1% |
| 2005 | 7.39 tonnes per hectare | -40.3% |
| 2006 | 7.08 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 7.05 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 7.83 tonnes per hectare | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 8.8 tonnes per hectare | +12.4% |
| 2010 | 9.33 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 11.91 tonnes per hectare | +27.7% |
| 2012 | 13.54 tonnes per hectare | +13.7% |
| 2013 | 9.71 tonnes per hectare | -28.3% |
| 2014 | 7.05 tonnes per hectare | -27.4% |
| 2015 | 8.18 tonnes per hectare | +16.1% |
| 2016 | 8.46 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 5.02 tonnes per hectare | -40.7% |
| 2018 | 9.56 tonnes per hectare | +90.6% |
| 2019 | 5.96 tonnes per hectare | -37.6% |
| 2020 | 9.6 tonnes per hectare | +61.0% |
| 2021 | 9.21 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 6.86 tonnes per hectare | -25.5% |
| 2023 | 8.47 tonnes per hectare | +23.6% |
| 2024 | 8.06 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 8.06 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 13.23 tonnes per hectare, 61% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 8.06 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.23 tonnes per hectare, 61% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tomato yields in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +212.6% | 4.67 tonnes per hectare | 14.59 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.72 tonnes per hectare | 10.04 tonnes per hectare | 12.5 tonnes per hectare | 7 |
| 2000s | 8.43 tonnes per hectare | 4.67 tonnes per hectare | 14.59 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.87 tonnes per hectare | 5.02 tonnes per hectare | 13.54 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.44 tonnes per hectare | 6.86 tonnes per hectare | 9.6 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 149 Luxembourg 8.5 tonnes per hectare compare
- 150 Gabon 8.5 tonnes per hectare compare
- 151 Madagascar 8.35 tonnes per hectare compare
- 153 Rwanda 8.02 tonnes per hectare compare
- 154 Ghana 7.87 tonnes per hectare compare
- 155 North Korea 7.8 tonnes per hectare compare
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 tomato yields in Ethiopia?
- Tomato yields in Ethiopia was 8.06 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 tomato yields recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.59 tonnes per hectare in 2003.
- What is the lowest tomato yields recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.67 tonnes per hectare in 2002.
- How does Ethiopia rank for tomato yields?
- Ethiopia ranks 152nd out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tomato yields rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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 Tomato 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.