Crop yields in Eritrea
Eritrea: Crop yields was 1 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Crop 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
The most recent figure for crop yields in Eritrea is 1 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop yields in Eritrea peaked at 1.27 tonnes per hectare in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1706 tonnes per hectare, in 2002.
That places Eritrea 118th out of 126 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.
Crop yields in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.2038 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1994 | 0.7449 tonnes per hectare | +265.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5124 tonnes per hectare | -31.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3665 tonnes per hectare | -28.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3434 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 0.9552 tonnes per hectare | +178.2% |
| 1999 | 0.77 tonnes per hectare | -19.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5943 tonnes per hectare | -22.8% |
| 2001 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | +96.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1706 tonnes per hectare | -85.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1987 tonnes per hectare | +16.5% |
| 2004 | 0.298 tonnes per hectare | +50.0% |
| 2005 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +288.1% |
| 2006 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8395 tonnes per hectare | -27.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3307 tonnes per hectare | -60.6% |
| 2009 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +223.7% |
| 2010 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -16.7% |
| 2016 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 1 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.58 tonnes per hectare, 63% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 1 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.67 tonnes per hectare, 60% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Crop 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +288.1% | 0.298 tonnes per hectare | 1.16 tonnes per hectare |
| 1994 | +265.5% | 0.2038 tonnes per hectare | 0.7449 tonnes per hectare |
| 2009 | +223.7% | 0.3307 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare |
| 1998 | +178.2% | 0.3434 tonnes per hectare | 0.9552 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5566 tonnes per hectare | 0.2038 tonnes per hectare | 0.9552 tonnes per hectare | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.6985 tonnes per hectare | 0.1706 tonnes per hectare | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
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 crop yields in Eritrea?
- Crop yields in Eritrea was 1 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 crop yields recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 tonnes per hectare in 2012.
- What is the lowest crop yields recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1706 tonnes per hectare in 2002.
- How does Eritrea rank for crop yields?
- Eritrea ranks 118th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is crop yields rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. 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 Crop 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.