Cereal yield in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Cereal yield was 2,632 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield in Ethiopia, 1961–2024
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal yield in Ethiopia stood at 2,632 kg per hectare.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in Ethiopia peaked at 2,713 kg per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 702.3 kg per hectare, in 1962.
That places Ethiopia 100th out of 181 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 727.23 kg per hectare | 702.3 kg per hectare | 758.7 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 897.17 kg per hectare | 770.5 kg per hectare | 1,124 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,151 kg per hectare | 880.6 kg per hectare | 1,336 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,176 kg per hectare | 973.6 kg per hectare | 1,312 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,340 kg per hectare | 1,116 kg per hectare | 1,650 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,217 kg per hectare | 1,760 kg per hectare | 2,711 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,670 kg per hectare | 2,632 kg per hectare | 2,713 kg per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More agriculture & rural data for Ethiopia
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
- Rural population 75.9% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.9% (2025)
- Rural population 102.81 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 32.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 41.47 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 12.07 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal production 31.76 million metric tons (2024)
- Fertilizer consumption 45.32 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield in Ethiopia?
- Cereal yield in Ethiopia was 2,632 kg per hectare in 2024, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest cereal yield recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,713 kg per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 702.3 kg per hectare in 1962.
- How does Ethiopia rank for cereal yield?
- Ethiopia ranks 100th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.