Agriculture and Food
COUNTRY PROFILE - Ethiopia
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Agricultural Production and Yields Ethiopia Sub-Saharan Africa World
Cereals, 1999-2001
Average production (000 mtons) 8812 87715 2075387
Percent change since 1979-81 54 % 54 % 32 %
Per capita production (tons per person) 140 135 343
Percent change since 1979-81 -14 % -11 % -4 %
Average crop yield (kg per ha) 1164 1221 3096
Percent change since 1979-81 -2 % 9 % 41 %
Roots and tubers 1996-1998
Average production (000 mtons) 2058 132744 638438
Average crop yield (kg per ha) 3704 7694 12958
Pulses, 1996-1998
Average production (000 mtons) 1145 6499 55469
Average crop yield (kg per ha) 894 481 808
Meat, 1999-2001
Average production (000 mtons) 650 8124 233218
Percent change since 1979-81 23 % 49 % 71 %

Agricultural Land,
Total cropland (000 ha), 1999 10728 173572 1501452
Hectares of cropland per 1,000 population, 1999 175 274 251
Arable & Permanent Cropland as a Percent of Total Land Area, 1998 9.6 % 7.1 % 11.3 %
Percent of cropland that is irrigated, 1999 1.8 % 3.8 % 18.3 %

Agricultural Inputs
Average annual fertilizer use, 1999
Total (thousand metric tons) 168 2124 141360
Intensity (kg per hectare cropland) 16 12 94
Pesticide use, 1994-1996 (kg/ha cropland) {c} 34 X X
Number of tractors, 1997 3000 261984 26334690
Agricultural workers as a percentage of the total labor force, 1990 86.2 % X X
Percent of GDP Generated from Agricultural Activities, 2000 52.3 % 16.6 % 5 %

Food Security
Variation in Domestic Cereal Production, 1992-2001
(average percent variation from mean) 18.5 % 6.5 % 3.5 %
Net Cereal Imports and Food Aid as a Percent of Total Consumption {b}, 1998-2000 5.4 % 13.5 % X
Food Aid as a Percent of Total Imports, 1998-2000 321.3 % 19.9 % X
Average Daily Per Capita Calorie Supply, 1999 (kilocalories) 1803 2238 2808
Average Daily Per Capita Calories from Animal Products, 1999 (kilocalories) 104 152 460
Percent of children that are underweight, 1995-2000 {c} 47 % 30 % 27 %


Other Resources:
Country Profiles of the Food and Agriculture Organization





Footnotes:
a. The index of agricultural production is a ratio of country's net agricultural output in 1996-98 relative to the base period 1989--91. This ratio is then multipled by 100 to obtain an index number.
b. Negative values, indicating a net export of grain, are not shown. Cereal consumption is defined as production plus imports minus exports.
c. Data are for the most recent year available within the given time range.