Ethiopia led East Africa’s cereal output and yield in 2024

The denominator changes the production ranking

Tanzania harvested 15.47 million tonnes in 2024, compared with Uganda’s 5.67 million. Uganda produced 1,919.8 kilograms per hectare, ahead of Tanzania’s 1,872.1. The total harvest depends on the harvested area as well as the average yield. Source 1 Source 3

Ethiopia’s 2024 volume was nearly four times its 2000 harvest

The recorded harvest rose from 8.00 million tonnes in 2000 to 31.76 million in 2024. Yield increased from 1,115.5 to 2,631.6 kilograms per hectare. The production increase exceeded the yield increase, which is consistent with more harvested area as well. Source 1 Source 3

The blend of grains matters

The aggregate covers crops such as maize, wheat, rice and sorghum. A country with a different crop mix may show a different national yield even if individual crops yield the same amount in both places. Compare crop-level data when the question is farm performance for one grain. Source 2 Source 4

What the harvest excludes

The series covers grain at harvest. Imports, stocks, processing and losses affect the grain available to consumers. South Sudan’s recorded series begins in 2012. The table uses every available year for each country. Source 4 Source 3

Sources

• World Bank cereal yield in kilograms per hectare
• World Development Indicators series definition
• World Bank cereal production in metric tonnes
• World Development Indicators series definition