FAOSTAT · 1993–2024
Millet production in Ethiopia
In 2024 Ethiopia produced 1.1 million t of millet, the 6th largest in the world (3.65% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 33%. The record was 1.2 million t in 2020. Area harvested: 455,000 ha, yield 2.5 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is from an external organisation.
- Production, 2024
- 1.1 million t
- World rank
- 6 of 74
- 10-year change
- +33%
- Record
- 1.2 million t
- 2020
Millet in Ethiopia, 1993–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,125,000 | +2.3% | 455,000 | 2.47 |
| 2023 | 1,100,000 | +16% | 450,000 | 2.44 |
| 2022 | 945,681 | −21% | 369,372 | 2.56 |
| 2021 | 1,204,076 | −1.2% | 480,853 | 2.50 |
| 2020 | 1,218,582 | +8.2% | 480,511 | 2.54 |
| 2019 | 1,125,958 | +8.7% | 455,580 | 2.47 |
| 2018 | 1,035,630 | +0.5% | 446,909 | 2.32 |
| 2017 | 1,030,823 | +1.4% | 456,057 | 2.26 |
| 2016 | 1,017,059 | −1.9% | 456,172 | 2.23 |
| 2015 | 1,036,444 | +22% | 465,508 | 2.23 |
| 2014 | 848,959 | +14% | 455,063 | 1.87 |
| 2013 | 742,297 | +14% | 431,732 | 1.72 |
| 2012 | 651,851 | 0.0% | 433,364 | 1.50 |
| 2011 | 651,851 | +2.7% | 432,561 | 1.51 |
| 2010 | 634,826 | +18% | 408,110 | 1.56 |
| 2009 | 539,917 | +8.2% | 380,069 | 1.42 |
| 2008 | 498,941 | +22% | 411,246 | 1.21 |
| 2007 | 408,912 | −18% | 385,294 | 1.06 |
| 2006 | 500,171 | +26% | 390,977 | 1.28 |
| 2005 | 397,390 | +19% | 334,992 | 1.19 |
| 2004 | 332,890 | +9.1% | 314,251 | 1.06 |
| 2003 | 305,101 | −0.4% | 304,758 | 1.00 |
| 2002 | 306,180 | −3.2% | 281,458 | 1.09 |
| 2001 | 316,166 | −1.2% | 346,780 | 0.91 |
| 2000 | 320,090 | −16% | 361,000 | 0.89 |
| 1999 | 382,345 | +47% | 447,560 | 0.85 |
| 1998 | 259,559 | −12% | 290,580 | 0.89 |
| 1997 | 296,200 | +22% | 292,180 | 1.01 |
| 1996 | 243,657 | +58% | 273,120 | 0.89 |
| 1995 | 154,084 | −13% | 230,390 | 0.67 |
| 1994 | 176,658 | +31% | 250,670 | 0.70 |
| 1993 | 135,251 | — | 176,030 | 0.77 |
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.