Fruit consumption per capita in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Fruit consumption per capita was 10.97 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
10.97 kilograms per year per capita
Change on year
down 16.8%
World rank
187th
of 191 countries
All-time high
14.95 kilograms per year per capita
in 2021
All-time low
3.26 kilograms per year per capita
in 1994
Years of data
31
1993–2023

Fruit consumption per capita in Ethiopia, 1993–2023

2.557.51012.5151993200820231993: 3.5 kilograms per year per capita1994: 3.3 kilograms per year per capita1995: 3.4 kilograms per year per capita1996: 3.4 kilograms per year per capita1997: 3.7 kilograms per year per capita1998: 3.7 kilograms per year per capita1999: 3.7 kilograms per year per capita2000: 5.3 kilograms per year per capita2001: 4.6 kilograms per year per capita2002: 5.1 kilograms per year per capita2003: 5.3 kilograms per year per capita2004: 5.5 kilograms per year per capita2005: 7.7 kilograms per year per capita2006: 8.1 kilograms per year per capita2007: 8.3 kilograms per year per capita2008: 6.2 kilograms per year per capita2009: 7 kilograms per year per capita2010: 6.8 kilograms per year per capita2011: 7.2 kilograms per year per capita2012: 6.5 kilograms per year per capita2013: 6.6 kilograms per year per capita2014: 8.2 kilograms per year per capita2015: 8.5 kilograms per year per capita2016: 8.6 kilograms per year per capita2017: 8.4 kilograms per year per capita2018: 8.6 kilograms per year per capita2019: 8.3 kilograms per year per capita2020: 12.2 kilograms per year per capita2021: 14.9 kilograms per year per capita2022: 13.2 kilograms per year per capita2023: 11 kilograms per year per capita

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.

Analysis

The most recent figure for fruit consumption per capita in Ethiopia is 10.97 kilograms per year per capita, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 16.8% on the previous year and up 66.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fruit consumption per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 14.95 kilograms per year per capita in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.26 kilograms per year per capita, in 1994.

That places Ethiopia 187th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.53 kilograms per year per capita 3.26 kilograms per year per capita 3.73 kilograms per year per capita 7
2000s 6.31 kilograms per year per capita 4.63 kilograms per year per capita 8.33 kilograms per year per capita 10
2010s 7.77 kilograms per year per capita 6.54 kilograms per year per capita 8.64 kilograms per year per capita 10
2020s 12.82 kilograms per year per capita 10.97 kilograms per year per capita 14.95 kilograms per year per capita 4

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 184 East Timor 16.42 kilograms per year per capita compare
  2. 185 Lesotho 15.6 kilograms per year per capita compare
  3. 186 Somalia 15.1 kilograms per year per capita compare
  4. 188 Togo 7.68 kilograms per year per capita compare
  5. 189 Chad 7.17 kilograms per year per capita compare
  6. 190 Gambia 6.07 kilograms per year per capita compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fruit consumption per capita in Ethiopia?
Fruit consumption per capita in Ethiopia was 10.97 kilograms per year 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 fruit consumption per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 14.95 kilograms per year per capita in 2021.
What is the lowest fruit consumption per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 3.26 kilograms per year per capita in 1994.
How does Ethiopia rank for fruit consumption per capita?
Ethiopia ranks 187th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is fruit consumption per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. 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 Fruit consumption per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Fruit consumption per capita
Unit
kilograms per year 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.