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 151st of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
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 Gabon 8.5 tonnes per hectare compare
- 150 Madagascar 8.35 tonnes per hectare compare
- 152 Rwanda 8.02 tonnes per hectare compare
- 153 Ghana 7.87 tonnes per hectare compare
- 154 North Korea 7.8 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 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 151st out of 173 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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.