Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Eritrea
Eritrea: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.165 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Eritrea, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Eritrea stood at 0.165 ha per square kilometre.
The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Eritrea peaked at 0.381 ha per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0786 ha per square kilometre, in 2004.
Eritrea ranks 96th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.2376 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0.2386 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1574 ha per square kilometre | -34.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1684 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2542 ha per square kilometre | +50.9% |
| 1998 | 0.381 ha per square kilometre | +49.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1988 ha per square kilometre | -47.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2232 ha per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1141 ha per square kilometre | -48.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1435 ha per square kilometre | +25.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1323 ha per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0786 ha per square kilometre | -40.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2288 ha per square kilometre | +191.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2406 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1359 ha per square kilometre | -43.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1614 ha per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1583 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1652 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1734 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1734 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1652 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.157 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1652 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1652 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1652 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1652 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1652 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1652 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.165 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.165 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.165 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.165 ha per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.4431 ha per square kilometre, 37% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.165 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.13 ha per square kilometre, 8% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 | +191.0% | 0.0786 ha per square kilometre | 0.2288 ha per square kilometre |
| 1997 | +50.9% | 0.1684 ha per square kilometre | 0.2542 ha per square kilometre |
| 1998 | +49.9% | 0.2542 ha per square kilometre | 0.381 ha per square kilometre |
| 2001 | -48.9% | 0.2232 ha per square kilometre | 0.1141 ha per square kilometre |
| 1999 | -47.8% | 0.381 ha per square kilometre | 0.1988 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2337 ha per square kilometre | 0.1574 ha per square kilometre | 0.381 ha per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.1617 ha per square kilometre | 0.0786 ha per square kilometre | 0.2406 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.166 ha per square kilometre | 0.157 ha per square kilometre | 0.1734 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1651 ha per square kilometre | 0.165 ha per square kilometre | 0.1652 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 93 Bhutan 0.1819 ha per square kilometre compare
- 94 Lithuania 0.1799 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Canada 0.1728 ha per square kilometre compare
- 97 Somalia 0.1594 ha per square kilometre compare
- 98 Dominica 0.1533 ha per square kilometre compare
- 99 Uzbekistan 0.1392 ha per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Eritrea?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Eritrea was 0.165 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.381 ha per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0786 ha per square kilometre in 2004.
- How does Eritrea rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Eritrea ranks 96th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.