How have things changed? in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: How have things changed? was 255,458 metric tons in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
255,458 metric tons
Change on year
up 93.8%
World rank
60th
of 215 countries
All-time high
255,458 metric tons
in 2024
All-time low
4,797 metric tons
in 1993
Years of data
32
1993–2024

How have things changed? in Ethiopia, 1993–2024

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1993200820241993: 4.8k metric tons1994: 5.3k metric tons1995: 8.4k metric tons1996: 8.8k metric tons1997: 10.4k metric tons1998: 14.0k metric tons1999: 16.9k metric tons2000: 15.7k metric tons2001: 15.4k metric tons2002: 12.5k metric tons2003: 10.1k metric tons2004: 10.5k metric tons2005: 9.8k metric tons2006: 10.6k metric tons2007: 13.8k metric tons2008: 17.3k metric tons2009: 17.1k metric tons2010: 18.1k metric tons2011: 24.1k metric tons2012: 28.8k metric tons2013: 38.4k metric tons2014: 50.2k metric tons2015: 50.6k metric tons2016: 50.5k metric tons2017: 56.1k metric tons2018: 63.9k metric tons2019: 59.4k metric tons2020: 60.3k metric tons2021: 73.5k metric tons2022: 101.8k metric tons2023: 131.8k metric tons2024: 255.5k metric tons

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 255,458 metric tons for how have things changed? in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 93.8% on the previous year and up 408.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, how have things changed? in Ethiopia peaked at 255,458 metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,797 metric tons, in 1993.

That places Ethiopia 60th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9,797 metric tons 4,797 metric tons 16,864 metric tons 7
2000s 13,297 metric tons 9,822 metric tons 17,287 metric tons 10
2010s 44,007 metric tons 18,083 metric tons 63,886 metric tons 10
2020s 124,602 metric tons 60,348 metric tons 255,458 metric tons 5

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 57 Kiribati 278,517 metric tons compare
  2. 58 Democratic Republic of Congo 271,765 metric tons compare
  3. 59 Portugal 261,341 metric tons compare
  4. 61 Cameroon 250,200 metric tons compare
  5. 62 Saudi Arabia 247,207 metric tons compare
  6. 63 Laos 232,299 metric tons compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is how have things changed? in Ethiopia?
How have things changed? in Ethiopia was 255,458 metric tons 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 how have things changed? recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 255,458 metric tons in 2024.
What is the lowest how have things changed? recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 4,797 metric tons in 1993.
How does Ethiopia rank for how have things changed??
Ethiopia ranks 60th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is how have things changed? rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 408.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 How have things changed?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
How have things changed?
Unit
metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 11,955 data points, 1965–2024
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Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.