Tradle #1018 Answer & Hints — March 26, 2025
Stuck on the March 26, 2025 Tradle? Climb the hint ladder first — the full answer and a data breakdown of its export fingerprint are one click below.
Hint 1 — Continent
This country is in Africa.
Hint 2 — First letter
Its name starts with E.
Hint 3 — Top export
Its biggest export category is Coffee, tea, mate & spices (total exports $4.0B).
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01Why Ethiopia? The Export Fingerprint
Ethiopia's chart is led by Coffee, tea, mate & spices at 33%, but the supporting blocks matter just as much — the combination is what makes this fingerprint readable.
| # | Export category | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coffee, tea, mate & spices | $1.3B | 33.2% |
| 2 | Edible vegetables, roots, & tubers | $584M | 14.6% |
| 3 | Oils seeds, oleaginous fruits, grains, straw & fodder | $445M | 11.1% |
| 4 | Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage | $304M | 7.6% |
| 5 | Precious stones, metals, & pearls | $241M | 6.0% |
Total exports: $4.0B (BACI, 2023 trade flows). The treemap you played is drawn from exactly these numbers.
Together the top five categories cover 73% of Ethiopia's export basket — the rest of the chart splinters into the small mosaic blocks along the edge. In Tradle terms: the skill was recognizing the big blocks, not memorizing the fringe.
02How to Solve It
Start from geography rather than a single product. Anchor with a central country in Africa, then use the arrow and the mid-sized blocks — Edible vegetables, roots, & tubers is the tiebreaker between lookalike neighbors.
If you used the hint ladder above, the ideal exit was Hint 1 — geography narrows this one faster than products do. Every 1% of proximity equals roughly 200 km, so read your percentage as a radius, not a verdict.
The general method — anchor guess, arrow, proximity math — is covered in our how to play Tradle guide, and the signature-exports cheat sheet lives in the strategy section.
03Ethiopia in Tradle History
This was the 5th time Ethiopia appeared as a Tradle answer — it has come up 7 times in total:
- Dec 19, 2022
- Jun 29, 2023
- Mar 26, 2024
- Jul 26, 2024
- Mar 26, 2025 (this puzzle)
- Jul 26, 2025
- May 24, 2026
Repeats are part of the game — learn this fingerprint now and the next appearance is a free win. Browse the full Tradle answers archive for more patterns.
04Frequently Asked Questions
What was the Tradle answer on March 26, 2025?
Ethiopia — puzzle #1018, recognizable by Coffee, tea, mate & spices at 33% of its export treemap.
What number is this puzzle?
#1018, counted from the first Tradle on June 14, 2022. One puzzle is released per UTC day, worldwide.
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