Cereal production in Eritrea
Eritrea: Cereal production was 305,210 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal 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
The most recent figure for cereal production in Eritrea is 305,210 tonnes, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production in Eritrea peaked at 461,996 tonnes in 2007 and was at its lowest, 54,530 tonnes, in 2002.
Eritrea ranks 130th of 186 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 in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 86,850 tonnes | — |
| 1994 | 253,390 tonnes | +191.8% |
| 1995 | 124,145 tonnes | -51.0% |
| 1996 | 85,361 tonnes | -31.2% |
| 1997 | 99,380 tonnes | +16.4% |
| 1998 | 457,811 tonnes | +360.7% |
| 1999 | 318,828 tonnes | -30.4% |
| 2000 | 124,549 tonnes | -60.9% |
| 2001 | 219,052 tonnes | +75.9% |
| 2002 | 54,530 tonnes | -75.1% |
| 2003 | 105,944 tonnes | +94.3% |
| 2004 | 108,798 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 335,563 tonnes | +208.4% |
| 2006 | 377,202 tonnes | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 461,996 tonnes | +22.5% |
| 2008 | 105,788 tonnes | -77.1% |
| 2009 | 226,899 tonnes | +114.5% |
| 2010 | 231,050 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 312,366 tonnes | +35.2% |
| 2012 | 304,057 tonnes | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 297,926 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 302,104 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 306,990 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 303,673 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 305,644 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 305,436 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 304,918 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 305,333 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 305,229 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 305,160 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 305,240 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 305,210 tonnes | -0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 305,210 tonnes is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.71 million tonnes, 11% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 305,210 tonnes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.65 million tonnes, 19% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +360.7% | 99,380 tonnes | 457,811 tonnes |
| 2005 | +208.4% | 108,798 tonnes | 335,563 tonnes |
| 1994 | +191.8% | 86,850 tonnes | 253,390 tonnes |
| 2009 | +114.5% | 105,788 tonnes | 226,899 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 203,681 tonnes | 85,361 tonnes | 457,811 tonnes | 7 |
| 2000s | 212,032 tonnes | 54,530 tonnes | 461,996 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 297,416 tonnes | 231,050 tonnes | 312,366 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 305,234 tonnes | 305,160 tonnes | 305,333 tonnes | 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 cereal production in Eritrea?
- Cereal production in Eritrea was 305,210 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 cereal production recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 461,996 tonnes in 2007.
- What is the lowest cereal production recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 54,530 tonnes in 2002.
- How does Eritrea rank for cereal production?
- Eritrea ranks 130th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.