Maize production rose 6.98% to 10,722 kt in Ethiopia in 2021, according to Faostat.
Historically, maize production in Ethiopia reached an all time high of 10,722 kt in 2021 and an all time low of 695 kt in 1963. When compared to Ethiopia's main peers, maize production in Eritrea amounted to 20.0 kt, 3,303 kt in Kenya, 75.0 kt in Somalia and 23.4 kt in Sudan in 2021.
Ethiopia has been ranked 15th within the group of 153 countries we follow in terms of maize production, 5 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Maize Production | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Chad | kt | 444 | 397 | 438 | 415 | 407 | ||||||||||||||||
Djibouti | kt | 0.017 | 0.017 | 0.017 | 0.018 | 0.018 | ||||||||||||||||
Egypt | kt | 7,818 | 8,543 | 5,111 | 7,593 | 7,593 | ||||||||||||||||
Eritrea | kt | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Ethiopia | kt | 8,847 | 10,488 | 10,120 | 9,636 | 10,022 | ||||||||||||||||
Kenya | kt | 3,339 | 3,186 | 4,014 | 3,582 | 3,789 | ||||||||||||||||
Somalia | kt | 60.0 | 77.0 | 102 | 57.0 | 75.0 | ||||||||||||||||
South Sudan | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 165 | 152 | 150 | 169 | 181 | ||||||
Sudan | kt | 50.0 | 17.0 | 46.0 | 25.0 | 13.6 | ||||||||||||||||
Tanzania | kt | 6,149 | 6,681 | 6,273 | 5,652 | 6,711 | ||||||||||||||||
Uganda | kt | 2,483 | 2,814 | 3,442 | 2,760 | 4,560 | ||||||||||||||||
Yemen | kt | 36.9 | 36.9 | 36.4 | 48.3 | 86.2 |