Cereals, primary — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Eritrea
Eritrea: Cereals, primary — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 88.33 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereals, primary — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Eritrea, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 88.33 for cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number in Eritrea peaked at 214.94 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 23.31, in 2002.
That places Eritrea 97th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 49.55 | — |
| 1994 | 141.7 | +186.0% |
| 1995 | 62.14 | -56.1% |
| 1996 | 41.9 | -32.6% |
| 1997 | 46.56 | +11.1% |
| 1998 | 214.94 | +361.6% |
| 1999 | 146.05 | -32.1% |
| 2000 | 56.21 | -61.5% |
| 2001 | 99.58 | +77.2% |
| 2002 | 23.31 | -76.6% |
| 2003 | 44.76 | +92.0% |
| 2004 | 43.81 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 129.83 | +196.3% |
| 2006 | 141.6 | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 174.44 | +23.2% |
| 2008 | 39.36 | -77.4% |
| 2009 | 82.13 | +108.7% |
| 2010 | 80.85 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 105.56 | +30.6% |
| 2012 | 101.08 | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 98.23 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 99.39 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 101.31 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 99.3 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 99.31 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.91 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 96.26 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 94.94 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 93.23 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 91.58 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 90 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 88.33 | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.41 | 41.9 | 214.94 | 7 |
| 2000s | 83.5 | 23.31 | 174.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.92 | 80.85 | 105.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.62 | 88.33 | 94.94 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 94 New Zealand 89.44 compare
- 95 Djibouti 89.08 compare
- 96 Eswatini 88.68 compare
- 98 Honduras 88.26 compare
- 99 El Salvador 87.3 compare
- 100 Uzbekistan 87.02 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 cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number in Eritrea?
- Cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number in Eritrea was 88.33 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 214.94 in 1998.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.31 in 2002.
- How does Eritrea rank for cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number?
- Eritrea ranks 97th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. 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, published as part of Cereals, primary — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.