Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Eritrea
Eritrea: Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) was 94.07 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Eritrea, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food — gross per capita production index number in Eritrea is 94.07, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross per capita production index number in Eritrea peaked at 138.43 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 87.02, in 2008.
That places Eritrea 119th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 97.52 | — |
| 1994 | 122.3 | +25.4% |
| 1995 | 107.92 | -11.8% |
| 1996 | 98.7 | -8.5% |
| 1997 | 101.15 | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 138.43 | +36.9% |
| 1999 | 123.84 | -10.5% |
| 2000 | 104.76 | -15.4% |
| 2001 | 111.27 | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 90.02 | -19.1% |
| 2003 | 96.77 | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 95.36 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 117.07 | +22.8% |
| 2006 | 114.54 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 126.52 | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 87.02 | -31.2% |
| 2009 | 100.79 | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 100.52 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 104.73 | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 104.46 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 101.62 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 100.62 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 99.3 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 100.08 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 101.96 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 101.12 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 99.99 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 98.66 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 98.08 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 96.55 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 95.37 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 94.07 | -1.4% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 94.07 is below the median for low income countries, which is 98.03, 96% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 94.07 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 99.61, 94% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) 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 | +36.9% | 101.15 | 138.43 |
| 2008 | -31.2% | 126.52 | 87.02 |
| 1994 | +25.4% | 97.52 | 122.3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 112.84 | 97.52 | 138.43 | 7 |
| 2000s | 104.41 | 87.02 | 126.52 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.44 | 99.3 | 104.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.55 | 94.07 | 98.66 | 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 food — gross per capita production index number in Eritrea?
- Food — gross per capita production index number in Eritrea was 94.07 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 138.43 in 1998.
- What is the lowest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.02 in 2008.
- How does Eritrea rank for food — gross per capita production index number?
- Eritrea ranks 119th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. 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, published as part of Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.