Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Eritrea
Eritrea: Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.1353 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Eritrea, 1993–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 0.1353 ha per person for cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Eritrea peaked at 0.2188 ha per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1353 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Eritrea 31st out of 159 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.1824 ha per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.1726 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1474 ha per person | -14.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1514 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1739 ha per person | +14.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2188 ha per person | +25.8% |
| 1999 | 0.193 ha per person | -11.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1469 ha per person | -23.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1487 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.144 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1627 ha per person | +13.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1521 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1663 ha per person | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1747 ha per person | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1795 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1489 ha per person | -17.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1571 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1533 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1605 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1452 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1447 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1465 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1539 ha per person | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1519 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1511 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1497 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1474 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1453 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1429 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1402 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1378 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1353 ha per person | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1771 ha per person | 0.1474 ha per person | 0.2188 ha per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.1581 ha per person | 0.144 ha per person | 0.1795 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1504 ha per person | 0.1447 ha per person | 0.1605 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1403 ha per person | 0.1353 ha per person | 0.1453 ha per person | 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 cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Eritrea?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Eritrea was 0.1353 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2188 ha per person in 1998.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1353 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Eritrea rank for cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 31st out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.