Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty was 2,632 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Ethiopia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 2,632 kg per hectare for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in 2024.
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 vs. share in extreme poverty in Ethiopia peaked at 2,713 kg per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 973.6 kg per hectare, in 1994.
Ethiopia ranks 100th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 poverty & inequality data for Ethiopia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.99 live births per woman (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.497 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1515 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1515 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1954 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 10.2% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3645 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 93.5% (2021)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 63.7% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Ethiopia?
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Ethiopia was 2,632 kg per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,713 kg per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 973.6 kg per hectare in 1994.
- How does Ethiopia rank for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Ethiopia ranks 100th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.