Economically active population in agriculture in Eritrea
Eritrea: Economically active population in agriculture was 1.63 million number in 2012. ▲ Rising
Economically active population in agriculture in Eritrea, 1993–2012
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, Production Yearbook and data files. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2012, economically active population in agriculture in Eritrea stood at 1.63 million number. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economically active population in agriculture in Eritrea peaked at 1.63 million number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 942,000 number, in 1994.
Eritrea ranks 29th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 976,714 number | 942,000 number | 1.05 million number | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.31 million number | 1.09 million number | 1.51 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.59 million number | 1.55 million number | 1.63 million number | 3 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Eritrea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.26 % change on previous year (2009)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6546 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 2.36 million (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 14.12 (2009)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 262.24 million current US$ (2009)
- Agriculture share gdp 14.12 (2009)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economically active population in agriculture in Eritrea?
- Economically active population in agriculture in Eritrea was 1.63 million number in 2012, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, Production Yearbook and data files.
- What is the highest economically active population in agriculture recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 million number in 2012.
- What is the lowest economically active population in agriculture recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 942,000 number in 1994.
- How does Eritrea rank for economically active population in agriculture?
- Eritrea ranks 29th out of 53 countries with data for 2012.
- Is economically active population in agriculture rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.1%. 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, Production Yearbook and data files, published as part of Economically active population in agriculture (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Agricultural employment shows the number of workers in the agricultural sector.