Table 1: Production of teff in Ethiopia in 2017.
Crop |
Area in ha |
Yield in ton / ha |
Grain crops |
12,574,107 * (100%) |
- |
Maize |
2,135,571 (17%) |
3.675 |
Sorghum |
1,881,970 (15%) |
2.525 |
Teff |
3,017,914 (24%) |
1.664 |
Teff production region |
Area in ha (% total area) |
Production in ton (% of TP #) |
Yield ‡ (ton / ha) |
Tigray |
167,584 (5.5%) |
2,410,116 (4.8%) |
1.438 |
Amhara |
1,137,844 (37.7%) |
19,328,573 (38.5%) |
1.699 |
Oromia |
1,441,030 (47.8%) |
24,737,963 (49.3%) |
1.717 |
SNNPR |
246,099 (8.2%) |
3,412,547 (6.8%) |
1.387 |
Benishangul-Gumuz |
24,433 (0.8%) |
303,184 (0.6%) |
1.241 |
Others |
924 (0.03%) |
12,014 (0.02%) |
- |
Total |
3,017,914 (100%) |
50,204,400 (100%) |
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Source: Ethiopia Statistics (2017), *: all numbers rounded, # TP: total production, ‡: averaged yield.