Bean yields in Eritrea
Eritrea: Bean yields was 0.0612 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Bean yields in Eritrea, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 0.0612 tonnes per hectare for bean yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bean yields in Eritrea peaked at 0.912 tonnes per hectare in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0522 tonnes per hectare, in 2015.
Eritrea ranks 133rd of 133 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Bean yields in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.7662 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1994 | 0.7242 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 0.7275 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.6989 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.6689 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.6378 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.7597 tonnes per hectare | +19.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4972 tonnes per hectare | -34.6% |
| 2001 | 0.912 tonnes per hectare | +83.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0912 tonnes per hectare | -90.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0697 tonnes per hectare | -23.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1999 tonnes per hectare | +186.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0744 tonnes per hectare | -62.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1315 tonnes per hectare | +76.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1175 tonnes per hectare | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0974 tonnes per hectare | -17.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0938 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0801 tonnes per hectare | -14.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0939 tonnes per hectare | +17.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1157 tonnes per hectare | +23.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1121 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0587 tonnes per hectare | -47.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0522 tonnes per hectare | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0744 tonnes per hectare | +42.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0614 tonnes per hectare | -17.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0623 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0659 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0654 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0645 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0633 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.062 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0612 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.0612 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.8795 tonnes per hectare, 7% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.0612 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7242 tonnes per hectare, 8% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bean yields in Eritrea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +186.8% | 0.0697 tonnes per hectare | 0.1999 tonnes per hectare |
| 2001 | +83.4% | 0.4972 tonnes per hectare | 0.912 tonnes per hectare |
| 2002 | -90.0% | 0.912 tonnes per hectare | 0.0912 tonnes per hectare |
| 2006 | +76.7% | 0.0744 tonnes per hectare | 0.1315 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7119 tonnes per hectare | 0.6378 tonnes per hectare | 0.7662 tonnes per hectare | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.2285 tonnes per hectare | 0.0697 tonnes per hectare | 0.912 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0777 tonnes per hectare | 0.0522 tonnes per hectare | 0.1157 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0633 tonnes per hectare | 0.0612 tonnes per hectare | 0.0654 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Eritrea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.26 % change on previous year (2009)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1412 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2009)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 90.81 current US$ per person (2009)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6546 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.1% (2009)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.1% (2009)
- Rural population 65.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bean yields in Eritrea?
- Bean yields in Eritrea was 0.0612 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest bean yields recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.912 tonnes per hectare in 2001.
- What is the lowest bean yields recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0522 tonnes per hectare in 2015.
- How does Eritrea rank for bean yields?
- Eritrea ranks 133rd out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bean yields rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.