Change of cereal yield vs land used in Eritrea
Eritrea: Change of cereal yield vs land used was 0.638 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Eritrea, 1993–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change of cereal yield vs land used in Eritrea is 0.638, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change of cereal yield vs land used in Eritrea peaked at 0.9597 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1582, 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.
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.2566 | — |
| 1994 | 0.767 | +198.9% |
| 1995 | 0.416 | -45.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2649 | -36.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2655 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9597 | +261.5% |
| 1999 | 0.7466 | -22.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3772 | -49.5% |
| 2001 | 0.6371 | +68.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1582 | -75.2% |
| 2003 | 0.261 | +65.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2753 | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7582 | +175.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7985 | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9385 | +17.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2522 | -73.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5001 | +98.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5117 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6491 | +26.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6894 | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6698 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6664 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6424 | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6397 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6422 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6389 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6385 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6386 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6377 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6382 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6382 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.638 | -0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.638 is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.16, 55% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.638 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.34, 48% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change of cereal yield vs land used 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 | 0.9597 |
| 1994 | +198.9% | 0.2566 | 0.767 |
| 2005 | +175.4% | 0.2753 | 0.7582 |
| 2009 | +98.3% | 0.2522 | 0.5001 |
| 2002 | -75.2% | 0.6371 | 0.1582 |
| 2008 | -73.1% | 0.9385 | 0.2522 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5252 | 0.2566 | 0.9597 | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.4956 | 0.1582 | 0.9385 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6388 | 0.5117 | 0.6894 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6381 | 0.6377 | 0.6386 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More agriculture & rural data for Eritrea
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.8871 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0005 hectares per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.3071 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.1218 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0038 hectares per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 2.22 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change of cereal yield vs land used in Eritrea?
- Change of cereal yield vs land used in Eritrea was 0.638 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9597 in 1998.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1582 in 2002.
- How does Eritrea rank for change of cereal yield vs land used?
- Eritrea ranks 179th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield vs land used 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Change of cereal yield vs land used. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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