Per capita milk consumption in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Per capita milk consumption was 30.81 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita milk consumption in Ethiopia, 1993–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 30.81 for per capita milk consumption in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita milk consumption in Ethiopia peaked at 42.47 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 14.44, in 1994.
Ethiopia ranks 151st of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Per capita milk consumption in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 14.82 | — |
| 1994 | 14.44 | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 15.18 | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 16.57 | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 16.41 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 16.31 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 16.17 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 14.66 | -9.3% |
| 2001 | 15.59 | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 35.86 | +130.1% |
| 2003 | 35.89 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 34.61 | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 28.73 | -17.0% |
| 2006 | 30.09 | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 33.23 | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 40.49 | +21.8% |
| 2009 | 35.28 | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 42.47 | +20.4% |
| 2011 | 33.64 | -20.8% |
| 2012 | 37 | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 33.34 | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 31.07 | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 29.87 | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 28.04 | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 26.96 | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 27.06 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 31.2 | +15.3% |
| 2020 | 36.98 | +18.5% |
| 2021 | 29.94 | -19.0% |
| 2022 | 30.94 | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 30.81 | -0.4% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 30.81 is above the median for low income countries, which is 23.12, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 30.81 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.93, 1.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita milk consumption 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +130.1% | 15.59 | 35.86 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.7 | 14.44 | 16.57 | 7 |
| 2000s | 30.44 | 14.66 | 40.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.06 | 26.96 | 42.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.17 | 29.94 | 36.98 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More economy & growth data for Ethiopia
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 13.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.0318 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.4608 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.0232 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -16.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0038 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 3.57 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita milk consumption in Ethiopia?
- Per capita milk consumption in Ethiopia was 30.81 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita milk consumption recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 42.47 in 2010.
- What is the lowest per capita milk consumption recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.44 in 1994.
- How does Ethiopia rank for per capita milk consumption?
- Ethiopia ranks 151st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita milk consumption rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita milk consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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