Food expenditure per person in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Food expenditure per person was 362.02 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food expenditure per person in Ethiopia, 2017–2023
Source: USDA Economic Research Service (2022); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2023); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 362.02 current US$ for food expenditure per person in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 31.5% on the previous year and up 42.0% over ten years.
Ethiopia ranks 102nd of 104 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 228.82 current US$ | 174.16 current US$ | 257.4 current US$ | 3 |
| 2020s | 278.96 current US$ | 233.76 current US$ | 362.02 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More reference data data for Ethiopia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 25.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 1,979 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 120.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 92,096 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 57,445 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 2,136 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 452.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 80.26 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food expenditure per person in Ethiopia?
- Food expenditure per person in Ethiopia was 362.02 current US$ in 2023, according to USDA Economic Research Service (2022); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2023); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest food expenditure per person recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 362.02 current US$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest food expenditure per person recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 174.16 current US$ in 2019.
- How does Ethiopia rank for food expenditure per person?
- Ethiopia ranks 102nd out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food expenditure per person rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from USDA Economic Research Service (2022); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2023); USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Food expenditure per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Amount of money spend on food in a given year. This only includes food eaten at home, and does not include alcoholic beverages and tobacco.