How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Rwanda?

32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Eritrea vs Rwanda: Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population

Eritrea

478,367 hectares

in 2024

Rwanda

546,634 hectares

in 2024

Eritrea rank

101st

Rwanda rank

99th

Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population over time

Eritrea
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 546,634 hectares against 478,367 hectares in Eritrea, a difference of 68,267 hectares.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 101st and Rwanda ranks 99th of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 3 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1990s	366,833 hectares	167,531 hectares	199,302 hectares	Eritrea
2000s	410,013 hectares	321,085 hectares	88,928 hectares	Eritrea
2010s	465,618 hectares	433,116 hectares	32,501 hectares	Eritrea
2020s	478,315 hectares	530,340 hectares	52,025 hectares	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher change in cereal production, yield, land use and population, Eritrea or Rwanda?: Rwanda, at 546,634 hectares against 478,367 hectares in Eritrea as of 2024.
What is the difference in change in cereal production, yield, land use and population between Eritrea and Rwanda?: 68,267 hectares, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Rwanda?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Eritrea and Rwanda rank globally for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population?: Eritrea ranks 101st and Rwanda ranks 99th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 186 places, 10,584 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.