Cattle meat per animal in Eritrea
Eritrea: Cattle meat per animal was 101 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
101 kilograms per animal
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
190th
of 198 countries
All-time high
109 kilograms per animal
in 1994
All-time low
75 kilograms per animal
in 2008
Years of data
32
1993–2024
Cattle meat per animal in Eritrea, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per animal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle meat per animal in Eritrea is 101 kilograms per animal, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle meat per animal in Eritrea peaked at 109 kilograms per animal in 1994 and was at its lowest, 75 kilograms per animal, in 2008.
That places Eritrea 190th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Cattle meat per animal in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | kilograms per animal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 104 kilograms per animal | — |
| 1994 | 109 kilograms per animal | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 109 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 109 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 106 kilograms per animal | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 109 kilograms per animal | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 109 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 109 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 109 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 109 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 109 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 109 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 109 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 109 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100 kilograms per animal | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 75 kilograms per animal | -25.0% |
| 2009 | 100 kilograms per animal | +33.3% |
| 2010 | 100 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99 kilograms per animal | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 98 kilograms per animal | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 98 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 97 kilograms per animal | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 97 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 97 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 96 kilograms per animal | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 97 kilograms per animal | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 101 kilograms per animal | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 101 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 101 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 101 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 101 kilograms per animal is below the median for low income countries, which is 120 kilograms per animal, 84% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 101 kilograms per animal is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 143.5 kilograms per animal, 70% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 107.86 kilograms per animal | 104 kilograms per animal | 109 kilograms per animal | 7 |
| 2000s | 103.8 kilograms per animal | 75 kilograms per animal | 109 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.2 kilograms per animal | 96 kilograms per animal | 100 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.2 kilograms per animal | 97 kilograms per animal | 101 kilograms per animal | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
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 cattle meat per animal in Eritrea?
- Cattle meat per animal in Eritrea was 101 kilograms per animal 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 cattle meat per animal recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 109 kilograms per animal in 1994.
- What is the lowest cattle meat per animal recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 75 kilograms per animal in 2008.
- How does Eritrea rank for cattle meat per animal?
- Eritrea ranks 190th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle meat per animal rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Cattle meat per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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