Groundnut yields in Eritrea
Eritrea: Groundnut yields was 0.7457 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Groundnut yields 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 per hectare.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 0.7457 tonnes per hectare for groundnut yields in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnut yields in Eritrea peaked at 1.16 tonnes per hectare in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.2498 tonnes per hectare, in 2008.
That places Eritrea 98th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Groundnut yields in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.672 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1994 | 0.6292 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 0.7935 tonnes per hectare | +26.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8947 tonnes per hectare | +12.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8602 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +27.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9295 tonnes per hectare | -15.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9072 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9695 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9 tonnes per hectare | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4713 tonnes per hectare | -41.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9481 tonnes per hectare | +101.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9731 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +18.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2498 tonnes per hectare | -78.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6076 tonnes per hectare | +143.2% |
| 2010 | 0.692 tonnes per hectare | +13.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7642 tonnes per hectare | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7653 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7606 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7558 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7512 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7501 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7428 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7473 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7436 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7467 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7476 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7503 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.748 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.7457 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.7457 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.835 tonnes per hectare, 89% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.7457 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8359 tonnes per hectare, 89% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Groundnut yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +143.2% | 0.2498 tonnes per hectare | 0.6076 tonnes per hectare |
| 2005 | +101.2% | 0.4713 tonnes per hectare | 0.9481 tonnes per hectare |
| 2008 | -78.4% | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 0.2498 tonnes per hectare |
| 2004 | -41.1% | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | 0.4713 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8398 tonnes per hectare | 0.6292 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.7982 tonnes per hectare | 0.2498 tonnes per hectare | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7473 tonnes per hectare | 0.692 tonnes per hectare | 0.7653 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7477 tonnes per hectare | 0.7457 tonnes per hectare | 0.7503 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 95 Tanzania 0.8 tonnes per hectare compare
- 96 Mauritania 0.7846 tonnes per hectare compare
- 97 Togo 0.7541 tonnes per hectare compare
- 99 South Sudan 0.7391 tonnes per hectare compare
- 100 Yemen 0.7168 tonnes per hectare compare
- 101 Kazakhstan 0.697 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Eritrea
- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6546 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.1% (2009)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.1% (2009)
- Rural population 65.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is groundnut yields in Eritrea?
- Groundnut yields in Eritrea was 0.7457 tonnes per hectare 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 groundnut yields recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 tonnes per hectare in 2007.
- What is the lowest groundnut yields recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2498 tonnes per hectare in 2008.
- How does Eritrea rank for groundnut yields?
- Eritrea ranks 98th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is groundnut yields rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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 Groundnut yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.