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 172nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
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
- 169 Bhutan 1,208 tonnes compare
- 170 Kiribati 1,156 tonnes compare
- 173 New Caledonia 886.27 tonnes compare
- 174 Seychelles 744.36 tonnes compare
- 175 French Polynesia 658.99 tonnes compare
More agriculture & rural data for Eritrea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 262.24 million current US$ (2009)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 14.1% (2009)
- Rural population 2.36 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Rural population 65.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.1% (2009)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.1% (2009)
- Land under cereal production 478,367 hectares (2024)
- Cereal production 305,210 metric tons (2024)
- Cereal yield 638 kg per hectare (2024)
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 172nd out of 198 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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About this data
Chicken meat production is measured in tonnes per year.