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 97th out of 119 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.
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
- 94 Tanzania 0.8 tonnes per hectare compare
- 95 Mauritania 0.7846 tonnes per hectare compare
- 96 Togo 0.7541 tonnes per hectare compare
- 98 South Sudan 0.7391 tonnes per hectare compare
- 99 Yemen 0.7168 tonnes per hectare compare
- 100 Kazakhstan 0.697 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Eritrea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 262.24 million current US$ (2009)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 14.1% (2009)
- Rural population 2.36 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Rural population 65.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.1% (2009)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.1% (2009)
- Land under cereal production 478,367 hectares (2024)
- Cereal production 305,210 metric tons (2024)
- Cereal yield 638 kg per hectare (2024)
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 97th out of 119 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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.