Food production index (2014-2016 = 100) in Eritrea
Eritrea: Food production index (2014-2016 = 100) was 107 2014-2016 = 100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Food production index in Eritrea, 1993–2024
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in 2014-2016 = 100.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food production index in Eritrea is 107 2014-2016 = 100, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food production index in Eritrea peaked at 111.66 2014-2016 = 100 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 58.23 2014-2016 = 100, in 1993.
Eritrea ranks 107th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Food production index (2014-2016 = 100) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | 2014-2016 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 58.23 2014-2016 = 100 | — |
| 1994 | 75.3 2014-2016 = 100 | +29.3% |
| 1995 | 70.31 2014-2016 = 100 | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 67.58 2014-2016 = 100 | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 70.03 2014-2016 = 100 | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 97.1 2014-2016 = 100 | +38.7% |
| 1999 | 88.16 2014-2016 = 100 | -9.2% |
| 2000 | 75.73 2014-2016 = 100 | -14.1% |
| 2001 | 82.76 2014-2016 = 100 | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 69.3 2014-2016 = 100 | -16.3% |
| 2003 | 77.64 2014-2016 = 100 | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 79.71 2014-2016 = 100 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 100.23 2014-2016 = 100 | +25.7% |
| 2006 | 99.62 2014-2016 = 100 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 111.66 2014-2016 = 100 | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 78.84 2014-2016 = 100 | -29.4% |
| 2009 | 93.64 2014-2016 = 100 | +18.8% |
| 2010 | 95.24 2014-2016 = 100 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 101.02 2014-2016 = 100 | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 102.06 2014-2016 = 100 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 100.5 2014-2016 = 100 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 100.19 2014-2016 = 100 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 99.2 2014-2016 = 100 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 100.6 2014-2016 = 100 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 103.34 2014-2016 = 100 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 103.86 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 104.23 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 104.46 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 105.7 2014-2016 = 100 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 105.9 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 106.47 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 107 2014-2016 = 100 | +0.5% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 107 2014-2016 = 100 is below the median for low income countries, which is 121.12 2014-2016 = 100, 88% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 107 2014-2016 = 100 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 121.4 2014-2016 = 100, 88% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food production index (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 | +38.7% | 70.03 2014-2016 = 100 | 97.1 2014-2016 = 100 |
| 2008 | -29.4% | 111.66 2014-2016 = 100 | 78.84 2014-2016 = 100 |
| 1994 | +29.3% | 58.23 2014-2016 = 100 | 75.3 2014-2016 = 100 |
| 2005 | +25.7% | 79.71 2014-2016 = 100 | 100.23 2014-2016 = 100 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.24 2014-2016 = 100 | 58.23 2014-2016 = 100 | 97.1 2014-2016 = 100 | 7 |
| 2000s | 86.91 2014-2016 = 100 | 69.3 2014-2016 = 100 | 111.66 2014-2016 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.02 2014-2016 = 100 | 95.24 2014-2016 = 100 | 104.23 2014-2016 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 105.91 2014-2016 = 100 | 104.46 2014-2016 = 100 | 107 2014-2016 = 100 | 5 |
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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 production index in Eritrea?
- Food production index in Eritrea was 107 2014-2016 = 100 in 2024, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest food production index recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 111.66 2014-2016 = 100 in 2007.
- What is the lowest food production index recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.23 2014-2016 = 100 in 1993.
- How does Eritrea rank for food production index?
- Eritrea ranks 107th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food production index rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Food production index (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food production index covers food crops that are considered edible and that contain nutrients. Coffee and tea are excluded because, although edible, they have no nutritive value.