Daily supply of different food groups per person in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Daily supply of different food groups per person was 572.66 grams per day per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising
Daily supply of different food groups per person in Ethiopia, 1993–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in grams per day per capita.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 572.66 grams per day per capita for daily supply of different food groups per person in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily supply of different food groups per person in Ethiopia peaked at 587.32 grams per day per capita in 2019 and was at its lowest, 303.29 grams per day per capita, in 1993.
That places Ethiopia 28th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Daily supply of different food groups per person in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | grams per day per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 303.29 grams per day per capita | — |
| 1994 | 315.4 grams per day per capita | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 318.5 grams per day per capita | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 335.27 grams per day per capita | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 344.13 grams per day per capita | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 345.18 grams per day per capita | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 353.33 grams per day per capita | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 363.49 grams per day per capita | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 369.59 grams per day per capita | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 368.45 grams per day per capita | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 373.64 grams per day per capita | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 364.49 grams per day per capita | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 384.19 grams per day per capita | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 382.17 grams per day per capita | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 370.05 grams per day per capita | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 378.5 grams per day per capita | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 398.67 grams per day per capita | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 499.45 grams per day per capita | +25.3% |
| 2011 | 501.2 grams per day per capita | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 505.37 grams per day per capita | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 519.51 grams per day per capita | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 539.04 grams per day per capita | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 555.53 grams per day per capita | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 562 grams per day per capita | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 574.22 grams per day per capita | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 570 grams per day per capita | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 587.32 grams per day per capita | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 569.51 grams per day per capita | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 570.99 grams per day per capita | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 574.9 grams per day per capita | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 572.66 grams per day per capita | -0.4% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 572.66 grams per day per capita is above the median for low income countries, which is 460.82 grams per day per capita, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 572.66 grams per day per capita is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 412.44 grams per day per capita, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Daily supply of different food groups per person in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +25.3% | 398.67 grams per day per capita | 499.45 grams per day per capita |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 330.73 grams per day per capita | 303.29 grams per day per capita | 353.33 grams per day per capita | 7 |
| 2000s | 375.32 grams per day per capita | 363.49 grams per day per capita | 398.67 grams per day per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 541.36 grams per day per capita | 499.45 grams per day per capita | 587.32 grams per day per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 572.01 grams per day per capita | 569.51 grams per day per capita | 574.9 grams per day per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 25 Burkina Faso 583.97 grams per day per capita compare
- 26 Guinea 580.93 grams per day per capita compare
- 27 Qatar 576.52 grams per day per capita compare
- 29 Liberia 568.68 grams per day per capita compare
- 30 Montenegro 567.2 grams per day per capita compare
- 31 Panama 566.63 grams per day per capita compare
More reference data data for Ethiopia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6564 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 25.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 100.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 121.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.47 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is daily supply of different food groups per person in Ethiopia?
- Daily supply of different food groups per person in Ethiopia was 572.66 grams per day 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 daily supply of different food groups per person recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 587.32 grams per day per capita in 2019.
- What is the lowest daily supply of different food groups per person recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 303.29 grams per day per capita in 1993.
- How does Ethiopia rank for daily supply of different food groups per person?
- Ethiopia ranks 28th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is daily supply of different food groups per person rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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 Daily supply of different food groups per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.