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

Latest (2023)
572.66 grams per day per capita
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
28th
of 191 countries
All-time high
587.32 grams per day per capita
in 2019
All-time low
303.29 grams per day per capita
in 1993
Years of data
31
1993–2023

Daily supply of different food groups per person in Ethiopia, 1993–2023

02004006001993200820231993: 303.3 grams per day per capita1994: 315.4 grams per day per capita1995: 318.5 grams per day per capita1996: 335.3 grams per day per capita1997: 344.1 grams per day per capita1998: 345.2 grams per day per capita1999: 353.3 grams per day per capita2000: 363.5 grams per day per capita2001: 369.6 grams per day per capita2002: 368.5 grams per day per capita2003: 373.6 grams per day per capita2004: 364.5 grams per day per capita2005: 384.2 grams per day per capita2006: 382.2 grams per day per capita2007: 370.1 grams per day per capita2008: 378.5 grams per day per capita2009: 398.7 grams per day per capita2010: 499.5 grams per day per capita2011: 501.2 grams per day per capita2012: 505.4 grams per day per capita2013: 519.5 grams per day per capita2014: 539 grams per day per capita2015: 555.5 grams per day per capita2016: 562 grams per day per capita2017: 574.2 grams per day per capita2018: 570 grams per day per capita2019: 587.3 grams per day per capita2020: 569.5 grams per day per capita2021: 571 grams per day per capita2022: 574.9 grams per day per capita2023: 572.7 grams per day per capita

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 191 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 25 Burkina Faso 583.97 grams per day per capita compare
  2. 26 Guinea 580.93 grams per day per capita compare
  3. 27 Qatar 576.52 grams per day per capita compare
  4. 29 Liberia 568.68 grams per day per capita compare
  5. 30 Montenegro 567.2 grams per day per capita compare
  6. 31 Panama 566.63 grams per day per capita compare

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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 191 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

Indicator
Daily supply of different food groups per person
Unit
grams per day 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.