Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Eritrea
Eritrea: Cereal production (metric tons), per capita was 0.0863 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Eritrea, 1993–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Eritrea is 0.0863 metric tons per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Eritrea peaked at 0.21 metric tons per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0228 metric tons per person, in 2002.
Eritrea ranks 117th of 181 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.
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0468 metric tons per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.1324 metric tons per person | +182.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0613 metric tons per person | -53.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0401 metric tons per person | -34.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0462 metric tons per person | +15.1% |
| 1998 | 0.21 metric tons per person | +354.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1441 metric tons per person | -31.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0554 metric tons per person | -61.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0947 metric tons per person | +70.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0228 metric tons per person | -75.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0425 metric tons per person | +86.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0419 metric tons per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1261 metric tons per person | +201.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1395 metric tons per person | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1684 metric tons per person | +20.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0376 metric tons per person | -77.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0786 metric tons per person | +109.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0784 metric tons per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1042 metric tons per person | +32.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1001 metric tons per person | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0969 metric tons per person | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0976 metric tons per person | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0989 metric tons per person | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0972 metric tons per person | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.097 metric tons per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0957 metric tons per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0941 metric tons per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0928 metric tons per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0911 metric tons per person | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0895 metric tons per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.088 metric tons per person | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0863 metric tons per person | -1.9% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.0863 metric tons per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1333 metric tons per person, 65% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.0863 metric tons per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1017 metric tons per person, 85% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal production (metric tons), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +354.7% | 0.0462 metric tons per person | 0.21 metric tons per person |
| 2005 | +201.1% | 0.0419 metric tons per person | 0.1261 metric tons per person |
| 1994 | +182.9% | 0.0468 metric tons per person | 0.1324 metric tons per person |
| 2009 | +109.2% | 0.0376 metric tons per person | 0.0786 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0973 metric tons per person | 0.0401 metric tons per person | 0.21 metric tons per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0807 metric tons per person | 0.0228 metric tons per person | 0.1684 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.096 metric tons per person | 0.0784 metric tons per person | 0.1042 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0895 metric tons per person | 0.0863 metric tons per person | 0.0928 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 114 Switzerland 0.0911 metric tons per person compare
- 115 Angola 0.0908 metric tons per person compare
- 116 Algeria 0.088 metric tons per person compare
- 118 Morocco 0.0842 metric tons per person compare
- 119 Colombia 0.0821 metric tons per person compare
- 120 Mozambique 0.0767 metric tons per person 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 cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Eritrea?
- Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Eritrea was 0.0863 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.21 metric tons per person in 1998.
- What is the lowest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0228 metric tons per person in 2002.
- How does Eritrea rank for cereal production (metric tons), per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 117th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production (metric tons), per capita rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereal production (metric tons), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereal production (metric tons) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereal production (metric tons) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereal production (metric tons) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.