Global meat production, per square kilometre in Eritrea
Eritrea: Global meat production, per square kilometre was 0.3595 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Eritrea, 1993–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global meat production, per square kilometre in Eritrea is 0.3595 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat production, per square kilometre in Eritrea peaked at 0.3595 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2294 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1993.
That places Eritrea 171st out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.2294 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0.2485 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2559 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2856 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1997 | 0.275 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3044 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3165 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3028 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2953 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3308 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 0.273 tonnes per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2743 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2922 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3253 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2822 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3259 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3296 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3351 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3375 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3277 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3207 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3214 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3254 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3353 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3385 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3392 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.34 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3497 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3524 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.356 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3595 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.3595 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6749 tonnes per square kilometre, 53% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.3595 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8164 tonnes per square kilometre, 44% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2712 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2294 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3044 tonnes per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.3018 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.273 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3308 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.331 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3207 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3392 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3515 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.34 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3595 tonnes per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 168 New Caledonia 0.3689 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 169 South Sudan 0.3646 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 170 Liberia 0.3602 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 172 Afghanistan 0.3589 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 173 Iceland 0.3385 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 174 Antigua and Barbuda 0.3145 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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 global meat production, per square kilometre in Eritrea?
- Global meat production, per square kilometre in Eritrea was 0.3595 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3595 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024.
- What is the lowest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2294 tonnes per square kilometre in 1993.
- How does Eritrea rank for global meat production, per square kilometre?
- Eritrea ranks 171st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global meat production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Global meat production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Global meat production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Global meat production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Global meat production Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Global meat production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.