Yields of key staple crops in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Yields of key staple crops was 2.9 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 125 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.
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 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 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 125 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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.