Barley yields in Eritrea
Eritrea: Barley yields was 1.44 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Barley yields in Eritrea, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, barley yields in Eritrea stood at 1.44 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley yields in Eritrea peaked at 1.56 tonnes per hectare in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1951 tonnes per hectare, in 2003.
Eritrea ranks 82nd of 104 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6264 tonnes per hectare | 0.2196 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.6711 tonnes per hectare | 0.1951 tonnes per hectare | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 79 Montenegro 1.63 tonnes per hectare compare
- 80 Uzbekistan 1.6 tonnes per hectare compare
- 81 Ecuador 1.58 tonnes per hectare compare
- 83 Afghanistan 1.43 tonnes per hectare compare
- 84 Taiwan 1.42 tonnes per hectare compare
- 85 Nepal 1.34 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Eritrea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 262.24 million current US$ (2009)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 14.1% (2009)
- Rural population 2.36 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Rural population 65.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.1% (2009)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.1% (2009)
- Land under cereal production 478,367 hectares (2024)
- Cereal production 305,210 metric tons (2024)
- Cereal yield 638 kg per hectare (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barley yields in Eritrea?
- Barley yields in Eritrea was 1.44 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest barley yields recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.56 tonnes per hectare in 2012.
- What is the lowest barley yields recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1951 tonnes per hectare in 2003.
- How does Eritrea rank for barley yields?
- Eritrea ranks 82nd out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is barley yields rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Barley yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.