Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Eritrea
Eritrea: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0057 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Eritrea, 1993–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 0.0057 ha per person for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Eritrea peaked at 0.0177 ha per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0037 ha per person, in 2004.
Eritrea ranks 83rd of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0129 ha per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.0126 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0078 ha per person | -37.7% |
| 1996 | 0.008 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0119 ha per person | +49.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0177 ha per person | +47.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0091 ha per person | -48.6% |
| 2000 | 0.01 ha per person | +10.6% |
| 2001 | 0.005 ha per person | -50.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0061 ha per person | +21.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0054 ha per person | -11.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0037 ha per person | -31.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0104 ha per person | +184.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0108 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.006 ha per person | -44.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0069 ha per person | +15.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0066 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0068 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.007 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0069 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0065 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0061 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0064 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0064 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0063 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0063 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0062 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0061 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.006 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0059 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0058 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0057 ha per person | -1.8% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.0057 ha per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0136 ha per person, 42% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.0057 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.024 ha per person, 24% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita 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 | +184.3% | 0.0037 ha per person | 0.0104 ha per person |
| 1997 | +49.3% | 0.008 ha per person | 0.0119 ha per person |
| 1998 | +47.9% | 0.0119 ha per person | 0.0177 ha per person |
| 2001 | -50.3% | 0.01 ha per person | 0.005 ha per person |
| 1999 | -48.6% | 0.0177 ha per person | 0.0091 ha per person |
| 2007 | -44.3% | 0.0108 ha per person | 0.006 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0114 ha per person | 0.0078 ha per person | 0.0177 ha per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0071 ha per person | 0.0037 ha per person | 0.0108 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0065 ha per person | 0.0061 ha per person | 0.007 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0059 ha per person | 0.0057 ha per person | 0.0061 ha 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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Eritrea?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Eritrea was 0.0057 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0177 ha per person in 1998.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0037 ha per person in 2004.
- How does Eritrea rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 83rd out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. 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 Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.