Wheat yield in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Wheat yield was 1,731 kg per hectare in 2011. ▲ Rising
Wheat yield in Ethiopia, 1993–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat yield in Ethiopia is 1,731 kg per hectare, measured in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat yield in Ethiopia peaked at 1,904 kg per hectare in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1,075 kg per hectare, in 1994.
Ethiopia ranks 14th of 32 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,275 kg per hectare | 1,075 kg per hectare | 1,549 kg per hectare | 7 |
| 2000s | 1,516 kg per hectare | 1,163 kg per hectare | 1,904 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,779 kg per hectare | 1,731 kg per hectare | 1,827 kg per hectare | 2 |
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)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 32.82 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 32.82 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 12.07 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat yield in Ethiopia?
- Wheat yield in Ethiopia was 1,731 kg per hectare in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest wheat yield recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,904 kg per hectare in 2006.
- What is the lowest wheat yield recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,075 kg per hectare in 1994.
- How does Ethiopia rank for wheat yield?
- Ethiopia ranks 14th out of 32 countries with data for 2011.
- Is wheat yield rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Wheat yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Wheat yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land. Production data on relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Crop harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.