Chicken meat production in Eritrea
Eritrea: Chicken meat production was 910.22 tonnes in 2024. ▼ Falling
Chicken meat production 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.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 910.22 tonnes for chicken meat production in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 48.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production in Eritrea peaked at 4,880 tonnes in 1996 and was at its lowest, 910.22 tonnes, in 2024.
Eritrea ranks 173rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Chicken meat production in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 3,168 tonnes | — |
| 1994 | 3,920 tonnes | +23.8% |
| 1995 | 4,280 tonnes | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 4,880 tonnes | +14.0% |
| 1997 | 1,520 tonnes | -68.9% |
| 1998 | 1,658 tonnes | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 1,700 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 1,887 tonnes | +11.0% |
| 2001 | 2,125 tonnes | +12.6% |
| 2002 | 2,184 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 2,236 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 2,040 tonnes | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 2,168 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 1,921 tonnes | -11.4% |
| 2007 | 1,622 tonnes | -15.6% |
| 2008 | 1,629 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1,638 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1,687 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 1,726 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 1,742 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1,792 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 1,758 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 1,509 tonnes | -14.2% |
| 2016 | 1,333 tonnes | -11.6% |
| 2017 | 1,560 tonnes | +17.0% |
| 2018 | 1,342 tonnes | -14.0% |
| 2019 | 1,301 tonnes | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 1,084 tonnes | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 1,030 tonnes | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 996.36 tonnes | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 952.24 tonnes | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 910.22 tonnes | -4.4% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 910.22 tonnes is below the median for low income countries, which is 22,522 tonnes, 4% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 910.22 tonnes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16,682 tonnes, 5% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chicken meat production 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 | -68.9% | 4,880 tonnes | 1,520 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,018 tonnes | 1,520 tonnes | 4,880 tonnes | 7 |
| 2000s | 1,945 tonnes | 1,622 tonnes | 2,236 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,575 tonnes | 1,301 tonnes | 1,792 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 994.51 tonnes | 910.22 tonnes | 1,084 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 170 Bhutan 1,208 tonnes compare
- 171 Kiribati 1,156 tonnes compare
- 172 Martinique 949 tonnes compare
- 174 New Caledonia 886.27 tonnes compare
- 175 Seychelles 744.36 tonnes compare
- 176 French Polynesia 658.99 tonnes 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 chicken meat production in Eritrea?
- Chicken meat production in Eritrea was 910.22 tonnes 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 chicken meat production recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 4,880 tonnes in 1996.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 910.22 tonnes in 2024.
- How does Eritrea rank for chicken meat production?
- Eritrea ranks 173rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Chicken meat production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Chicken meat production is measured in tonnes per year.