Beef production in Eritrea
Eritrea: Beef production was 25,585 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Beef production 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.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 25,585 tonnes for beef production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef production in Eritrea peaked at 25,585 tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9,200 tonnes, in 1993.
Eritrea ranks 120th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Beef production in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 9,200 tonnes | — |
| 1994 | 9,800 tonnes | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 10,000 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 12,200 tonnes | +22.0% |
| 1997 | 14,300 tonnes | +17.2% |
| 1998 | 15,800 tonnes | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 16,000 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 16,350 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 14,715 tonnes | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 14,170 tonnes | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 16,677 tonnes | +17.7% |
| 2004 | 16,650 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 16,677 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 19,444 tonnes | +16.6% |
| 2007 | 22,800 tonnes | +17.3% |
| 2008 | 17,180 tonnes | -24.6% |
| 2009 | 23,021 tonnes | +34.0% |
| 2010 | 23,300 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 23,800 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 24,000 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 22,585 tonnes | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 21,788 tonnes | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 21,811 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 22,168 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 22,863 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 23,348 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 23,411 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 23,650 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 24,584 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 24,883 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 25,234 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 25,585 tonnes | +1.4% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 25,585 tonnes is below the median for low income countries, which is 55,481 tonnes, 46% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 25,585 tonnes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39,552 tonnes, 65% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beef production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +34.0% | 17,180 tonnes | 23,021 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,471 tonnes | 9,200 tonnes | 16,000 tonnes | 7 |
| 2000s | 17,768 tonnes | 14,170 tonnes | 23,021 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,907 tonnes | 21,788 tonnes | 24,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,787 tonnes | 23,650 tonnes | 25,585 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 117 Democratic Republic of Congo 27,812 tonnes compare
- 118 Georgia 26,700 tonnes compare
- 119 Albania 25,996 tonnes compare
- 121 Madagascar 24,978 tonnes compare
- 122 Hungary 23,810 tonnes compare
- 123 United Arab Emirates 22,005 tonnes compare
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 beef production in Eritrea?
- Beef production in Eritrea was 25,585 tonnes 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 beef production recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 25,585 tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest beef production recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,200 tonnes in 1993.
- How does Eritrea rank for beef production?
- Eritrea ranks 120th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef production rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Beef production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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