Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Eritrea
Eritrea: Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population was 478,367 hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Eritrea, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Eritrea is 478,367 hectares, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Eritrea peaked at 492,281 hectares in 2007 and was at its lowest, 298,432 hectares, in 1995.
Eritrea ranks 101st of 186 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.
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 338,500 hectares | — |
| 1994 | 330,365 hectares | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 298,432 hectares | -9.7% |
| 1996 | 322,179 hectares | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 374,255 hectares | +16.2% |
| 1998 | 477,043 hectares | +27.5% |
| 1999 | 427,060 hectares | -10.5% |
| 2000 | 330,175 hectares | -22.7% |
| 2001 | 343,832 hectares | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 344,627 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 405,859 hectares | +17.8% |
| 2004 | 395,213 hectares | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 442,581 hectares | +12.0% |
| 2006 | 472,402 hectares | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 492,281 hectares | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 419,412 hectares | -14.8% |
| 2009 | 453,744 hectares | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 451,578 hectares | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 481,214 hectares | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 441,076 hectares | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 444,814 hectares | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 453,365 hectares | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 477,880 hectares | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 474,686 hectares | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 475,917 hectares | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 478,058 hectares | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 477,587 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 478,106 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 478,676 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 478,123 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 478,301 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 478,367 hectares | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 366,833 hectares | 298,432 hectares | 477,043 hectares | 7 |
| 2000s | 410,013 hectares | 330,175 hectares | 492,281 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 465,618 hectares | 441,076 hectares | 481,214 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 478,315 hectares | 478,106 hectares | 478,676 hectares | 5 |
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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 change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Eritrea?
- Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Eritrea was 478,367 hectares 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 change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 492,281 hectares in 2007.
- What is the lowest change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 298,432 hectares in 1995.
- How does Eritrea rank for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population?
- Eritrea ranks 101st out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in cereal production, yield, land use and population rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.