Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Eritrea
Eritrea: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.1353 hectares per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Eritrea, 1993–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 0.1353 hectares per person for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Eritrea peaked at 0.2188 hectares per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1353 hectares per person, in 2024.
That places Eritrea 36th out of 181 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.1824 hectares per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.1726 hectares per person | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1474 hectares per person | -14.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1514 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1739 hectares per person | +14.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2188 hectares per person | +25.8% |
| 1999 | 0.193 hectares per person | -11.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1469 hectares per person | -23.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1487 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.144 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1627 hectares per person | +13.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1521 hectares per person | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1663 hectares per person | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1747 hectares per person | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1795 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1489 hectares per person | -17.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1571 hectares per person | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1533 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1605 hectares per person | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1452 hectares per person | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1447 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1465 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1539 hectares per person | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1519 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1511 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1497 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1474 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1453 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1429 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1402 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1378 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1353 hectares per person | -1.8% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.1353 hectares per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0914 hectares per person, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.1353 hectares per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.075 hectares per person, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1771 hectares per person | 0.1474 hectares per person | 0.2188 hectares per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.1581 hectares per person | 0.144 hectares per person | 0.1795 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1504 hectares per person | 0.1447 hectares per person | 0.1605 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1403 hectares per person | 0.1353 hectares per person | 0.1453 hectares per person | 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 land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Eritrea?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Eritrea was 0.1353 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2188 hectares per person in 1998.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1353 hectares per person in 2024.
- How does Eritrea rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 36th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land under cereal production (hectares) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land under cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.