Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines was 32.09 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
32.09 kilograms per year per capita
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
188th
of 191 countries
All-time high
47.4 kilograms per year per capita
in 2012
All-time low
30.58 kilograms per year per capita
in 2021
Years of data
31
1993–2023

Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Ethiopia, 1993–2023

010203040501993200820231993: 33.1 kilograms per year per capita1994: 32.8 kilograms per year per capita1995: 32.5 kilograms per year per capita1996: 32.2 kilograms per year per capita1997: 33.5 kilograms per year per capita1998: 31.7 kilograms per year per capita1999: 32.2 kilograms per year per capita2000: 31.4 kilograms per year per capita2001: 31.6 kilograms per year per capita2002: 33.9 kilograms per year per capita2003: 34.2 kilograms per year per capita2004: 39.9 kilograms per year per capita2005: 43 kilograms per year per capita2006: 37.9 kilograms per year per capita2007: 32.8 kilograms per year per capita2008: 35.8 kilograms per year per capita2009: 40.1 kilograms per year per capita2010: 43.3 kilograms per year per capita2011: 45.9 kilograms per year per capita2012: 47.4 kilograms per year per capita2013: 42.1 kilograms per year per capita2014: 35.2 kilograms per year per capita2015: 33.9 kilograms per year per capita2016: 38.7 kilograms per year per capita2017: 36.4 kilograms per year per capita2018: 37.6 kilograms per year per capita2019: 35.5 kilograms per year per capita2020: 34.1 kilograms per year per capita2021: 30.6 kilograms per year per capita2022: 32.4 kilograms per year per capita2023: 32.1 kilograms per year per capita

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 32.09 kilograms per year per capita for average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Ethiopia peaked at 47.4 kilograms per year per capita in 2012 and was at its lowest, 30.58 kilograms per year per capita, in 2021.

Ethiopia ranks 188th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 32.56 kilograms per year per capita 31.71 kilograms per year per capita 33.49 kilograms per year per capita 7
2000s 36.05 kilograms per year per capita 31.43 kilograms per year per capita 43.01 kilograms per year per capita 10
2010s 39.58 kilograms per year per capita 33.87 kilograms per year per capita 47.4 kilograms per year per capita 10
2020s 32.28 kilograms per year per capita 30.58 kilograms per year per capita 34.06 kilograms per year per capita 4

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 185 Haiti 41.26 kilograms per year per capita compare
  2. 186 Madagascar 36.94 kilograms per year per capita compare
  3. 187 Congo 36 kilograms per year per capita compare
  4. 189 Solomon Islands 30.69 kilograms per year per capita compare
  5. 190 Democratic Republic of Congo 18.88 kilograms per year per capita compare
  6. 191 Chad 14.63 kilograms per year per capita compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Ethiopia?
Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Ethiopia was 32.09 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 47.4 kilograms per year per capita in 2012.
What is the lowest average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 30.58 kilograms per year per capita in 2021.
How does Ethiopia rank for average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines?
Ethiopia ranks 188th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. 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 (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines
Unit
kilograms per year per capita
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.