Cereal yields in Eritrea
Eritrea: Cereal yields was 0.638 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.638 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
179th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.9597 tonnes per hectare
in 1998
All-time low
0.1582 tonnes per hectare
in 2002
Years of data
32
1993–2024
Cereal yields 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
Eritrea recorded 0.638 tonnes per hectare for cereal yields in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Eritrea peaked at 0.9597 tonnes per hectare in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1582 tonnes per hectare, in 2002.
Eritrea ranks 179th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Cereal yields in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.2566 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1994 | 0.767 tonnes per hectare | +198.9% |
| 1995 | 0.416 tonnes per hectare | -45.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2649 tonnes per hectare | -36.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2655 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9597 tonnes per hectare | +261.5% |
| 1999 | 0.7466 tonnes per hectare | -22.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3772 tonnes per hectare | -49.5% |
| 2001 | 0.6371 tonnes per hectare | +68.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1582 tonnes per hectare | -75.2% |
| 2003 | 0.261 tonnes per hectare | +65.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2753 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7582 tonnes per hectare | +175.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7985 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9385 tonnes per hectare | +17.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2522 tonnes per hectare | -73.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5001 tonnes per hectare | +98.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5117 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6491 tonnes per hectare | +26.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6894 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6698 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6664 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6424 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6397 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6422 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6389 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6385 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6386 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6377 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6382 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6382 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.638 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.638 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.16 tonnes per hectare, 55% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.638 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.34 tonnes per hectare, 48% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yields 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 tonnes per hectare | 0.9597 tonnes per hectare |
| 1994 | +198.9% | 0.2566 tonnes per hectare | 0.767 tonnes per hectare |
| 2005 | +175.4% | 0.2753 tonnes per hectare | 0.7582 tonnes per hectare |
| 2009 | +98.3% | 0.2522 tonnes per hectare | 0.5001 tonnes per hectare |
| 2002 | -75.2% | 0.6371 tonnes per hectare | 0.1582 tonnes per hectare |
| 2008 | -73.1% | 0.9385 tonnes per hectare | 0.2522 tonnes per hectare |
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 (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 yields in Eritrea?
- Cereal yields 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 yields recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9597 tonnes per hectare in 1998.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1582 tonnes per hectare in 2002.
- How does Eritrea rank for cereal yields?
- Eritrea ranks 179th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields 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 yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.