Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Eritrea
Eritrea: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use was 0.638 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use 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
The most recent figure for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Eritrea is 0.638 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Eritrea peaked at 0.9597 tonnes per hectare in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1582 tonnes per hectare, in 2002.
That places Eritrea 178th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 0.5252 tonnes per hectare | 0.2566 tonnes per hectare | 0.9597 tonnes per hectare | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.4956 tonnes per hectare | 0.1582 tonnes per hectare | 0.9385 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6388 tonnes per hectare | 0.5117 tonnes per hectare | 0.6894 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6381 tonnes per hectare | 0.6377 tonnes per hectare | 0.6386 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Eritrea?
- Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Eritrea was 0.638 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 cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9597 tonnes per hectare in 1998.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1582 tonnes per hectare in 2002.
- How does Eritrea rank for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?
- Eritrea ranks 178th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. 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 Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.