Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Eritrea
Eritrea: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita was 0.638 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Eritrea, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Eritrea stood at 0.638 kg per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Eritrea peaked at 0.9597 kg per hectare in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1582 kg per hectare, in 2002.
That places Eritrea 175th out of 180 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.
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.2566 kg per hectare | — |
| 1994 | 0.767 kg per hectare | +198.9% |
| 1995 | 0.416 kg per hectare | -45.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2649 kg per hectare | -36.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2655 kg per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9597 kg per hectare | +261.5% |
| 1999 | 0.7466 kg per hectare | -22.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3772 kg per hectare | -49.5% |
| 2001 | 0.6371 kg per hectare | +68.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1582 kg per hectare | -75.2% |
| 2003 | 0.261 kg per hectare | +65.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2753 kg per hectare | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7582 kg per hectare | +175.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7985 kg per hectare | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9385 kg per hectare | +17.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2522 kg per hectare | -73.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5001 kg per hectare | +98.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5117 kg per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6491 kg per hectare | +26.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6894 kg per hectare | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6698 kg per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6664 kg per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6424 kg per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6397 kg per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6422 kg per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6389 kg per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6385 kg per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6386 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6377 kg per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6382 kg per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6382 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.638 kg per hectare | -0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.638 kg per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.16 kg per hectare, 55% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.638 kg per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.35 kg per hectare, 47% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yield vs. GDP 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 | +261.5% | 0.2655 kg per hectare | 0.9597 kg per hectare |
| 1994 | +198.9% | 0.2566 kg per hectare | 0.767 kg per hectare |
| 2005 | +175.4% | 0.2753 kg per hectare | 0.7582 kg per hectare |
| 2009 | +98.3% | 0.2522 kg per hectare | 0.5001 kg per hectare |
| 2002 | -75.2% | 0.6371 kg per hectare | 0.1582 kg per hectare |
| 2008 | -73.1% | 0.9385 kg per hectare | 0.2522 kg per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5252 kg per hectare | 0.2566 kg per hectare | 0.9597 kg per hectare | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.4956 kg per hectare | 0.1582 kg per hectare | 0.9385 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6388 kg per hectare | 0.5117 kg per hectare | 0.6894 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6381 kg per hectare | 0.6377 kg per hectare | 0.6386 kg per hectare | 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 yield vs. gdp per capita in Eritrea?
- Cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Eritrea was 0.638 kg per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9597 kg per hectare in 1998.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1582 kg per hectare in 2002.
- How does Eritrea rank for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 175th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. gdp per capita 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average cereal yield, measured in tonnes per hectare versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.