Yields of key staple crops in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Yields of key staple crops was 2.9 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.9 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
72nd
of 126 countries
All-time high
2.98 tonnes per hectare
in 2022
All-time low
1.07 tonnes per hectare
in 1994
Years of data
32
1993–2024
Yields of key staple crops 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 2.9 tonnes per hectare for yields of key staple crops in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of key staple crops in Ethiopia peaked at 2.98 tonnes per hectare in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.07 tonnes per hectare, in 1994.
That places Ethiopia 72nd out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Yields of key staple crops in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1994 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | -30.6% |
| 1995 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | +21.9% |
| 1996 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | -7.6% |
| 1997 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -18.8% |
| 2000 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +14.0% |
| 2002 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | +15.8% |
| 2013 | 2.44 tonnes per hectare | +15.8% |
| 2014 | 2.54 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 2.79 tonnes per hectare | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 2.67 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 2.71 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 2.82 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 2.9 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 2.92 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 2.98 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 2.81 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 2.9 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 2.9 tonnes per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.58 tonnes per hectare, 1.8× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 2.9 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.67 tonnes per hectare, 1.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.42 tonnes per hectare | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | 2.82 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9 tonnes per hectare | 2.81 tonnes per hectare | 2.98 tonnes per hectare | 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 yields of key staple crops in Ethiopia?
- Yields of key staple crops in Ethiopia was 2.9 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 yields of key staple crops recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.98 tonnes per hectare in 2022.
- What is the lowest yields of key staple crops recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 tonnes per hectare in 1994.
- How does Ethiopia rank for yields of key staple crops?
- Ethiopia ranks 72nd out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of key staple crops rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. 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 of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of key staple crops. 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.