Honey Odyssey

Honey by country

Ethiopia

Honey, beehives and beeswax in Ethiopia as reported to FAO, with the whole series since 1961 and the status of every figure.

85,959 t

natural honey, 2024

imputed value

6,710,019

beehives, 2024

imputed value

5,934 t

beeswax, 2024

FAO estimate

Natural honey, thousand tonnes

Honey production in Ethiopia, 1993 to 2024From 24,000 in 1993 to 85,959 in 2024.01002001993200020202024

Beehives, million

Beehives in Ethiopia, 1993 to 2024From 3,500,000 in 1993 to 6,710,019 in 2024.024681993200020202024

What the figures say

  • In 2024, Ethiopia produced 85,959 tonnes of natural honey (imputed value).

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • That places it 4 of 121 countries with a FAOSTAT figure for 2024, about 4.3% of world production.

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • Compared with 2000 (29,000 t), production rose by 196%.

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • The highest figure in the series is 150,258 t in 2019, the lowest 24,000 t in 1993.

    Confirmed fact[1]

  • FAO counts 6,710,019 beehives in 2024 (imputed value). That is 5 of 98 countries.

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • Dividing the two figures gives about 12.8 kg of honey per hive. This is a ratio of two FAOSTAT numbers, not a measured yield: hives are counted at one moment, honey over a year.

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • Beeswax production: 5,934 tonnes in 2024 (FAO estimate).

    Statistical estimate[1]

Bees from our catalogue recorded in Ethiopia

GBIF occurrence records with coordinates. They show where a bee was found, not its full range.

See the world map of hives and honey

Sources

  1. FAO (2026). FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products (QCL). Items Bees (1181), Natural honey (1182), Beeswax (1183), area Ethiopia. Bulk download, retrieved 29 October 2026. Link

Last checked: 30 October 2026.