Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate was -0.9299 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in Ethiopia, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded -0.9299 % change on previous year for cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in 2024.
That represents a change of up 27.7% on the previous year and down 111.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in Ethiopia peaked at 17.46 % change on previous year in 1996 and was at its lowest, -25.8 % change on previous year, in 1994.
Ethiopia ranks 116th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.61 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -11.6 % change on previous year | -307.0% |
| 1993 | 13.53 % change on previous year | -216.6% |
| 1994 | -25.8 % change on previous year | -290.7% |
| 1995 | 6.08 % change on previous year | -123.6% |
| 1996 | 17.46 % change on previous year | +187.1% |
| 1997 | 4.15 % change on previous year | -76.2% |
| 1998 | -9.76 % change on previous year | -335.4% |
| 1999 | -1.42 % change on previous year | -85.4% |
| 2000 | -0.7474 % change on previous year | -47.4% |
| 2001 | 7.33 % change on previous year | -1081.1% |
| 2002 | 13 % change on previous year | +77.2% |
| 2003 | -17.02 % change on previous year | -230.9% |
| 2004 | 3.51 % change on previous year | -120.6% |
| 2005 | 17.13 % change on previous year | +388.2% |
| 2006 | 14.84 % change on previous year | -13.4% |
| 2007 | -7.34 % change on previous year | -149.4% |
| 2008 | -1.58 % change on previous year | -78.5% |
| 2009 | 15.75 % change on previous year | -1096.5% |
| 2010 | 6.67 % change on previous year | -57.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2216 % change on previous year | -96.7% |
| 2012 | 9.95 % change on previous year | +4392.6% |
| 2013 | 6.51 % change on previous year | -34.6% |
| 2014 | 7.83 % change on previous year | +20.3% |
| 2015 | 4.9 % change on previous year | -37.4% |
| 2016 | -0.4493 % change on previous year | -109.2% |
| 2017 | 8.26 % change on previous year | -1937.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1151 % change on previous year | -98.6% |
| 2019 | 7.52 % change on previous year | +6430.4% |
| 2020 | 0.059 % change on previous year | -99.2% |
| 2021 | -1.92 % change on previous year | -3360.6% |
| 2022 | 1.14 % change on previous year | -159.2% |
| 2023 | -1.29 % change on previous year | -212.9% |
| 2024 | -0.9299 % change on previous year | -27.7% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's -0.9299 % change on previous year is below the median for low income countries, which is -0.5342 % change on previous year, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's -0.9299 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.0063 % change on previous year, 147.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +6430.4% | 0.1151 % change on previous year | 7.52 % change on previous year |
| 2012 | +4392.6% | 0.2216 % change on previous year | 9.95 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | -3360.6% | 0.059 % change on previous year | -1.92 % change on previous year |
| 2017 | +1937.8% | -0.4493 % change on previous year | 8.26 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.1961 % change on previous year | -25.8 % change on previous year | 17.46 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.49 % change on previous year | -17.02 % change on previous year | 17.13 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.15 % change on previous year | -0.4493 % change on previous year | 9.95 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.5884 % change on previous year | -1.92 % change on previous year | 1.14 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 113 Albania -0.5922 % change on previous year compare
- 114 Papua New Guinea -0.7978 % change on previous year compare
- 115 Cuba -0.9048 % change on previous year compare
- 117 Thailand -1.09 % change on previous year compare
- 118 Comoros -1.17 % change on previous year compare
- 119 Japan -1.18 % change on previous year compare
More poverty & inequality data for Ethiopia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.99 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,632 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via -50 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.497 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 10.2% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1515 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in Ethiopia?
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in Ethiopia was -0.9299 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.46 % change on previous year in 1996.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was -25.8 % change on previous year in 1994.
- How does Ethiopia rank for cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate?
- Ethiopia ranks 116th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 111.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Cereal yield vs extreme poverty. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Cereal yield vs extreme poverty. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.