Chicken meat production, per capita in Eritrea
Eritrea: Chicken meat production, per capita was 0.0003 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chicken meat production, per capita in Eritrea, 1993–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chicken meat production, per capita in Eritrea is 0.0003 tonnes per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production, per capita in Eritrea peaked at 0.0023 tonnes per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 tonnes per person, in 2024.
That places Eritrea 184th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chicken meat production, per capita in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +20.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -69.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -12.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -12.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -16.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -14.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -12.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +16.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -15.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -18.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.0003 tonnes per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0014 tonnes per person, 18% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.0003 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0017 tonnes per person, 15% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chicken meat production, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | -69.2% | 0.0023 tonnes per person | 0.0007 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 0.0023 tonnes per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 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 chicken meat production, per capita in Eritrea?
- Chicken meat production, per capita in Eritrea was 0.0003 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0023 tonnes per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 tonnes per person in 2024.
- How does Eritrea rank for chicken meat production, per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 184th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production, per capita rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chicken meat production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chicken meat production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chicken meat production Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.