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 117th out of 125 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.
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 |
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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 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 117th out of 125 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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.