Corn: Yield gap in Eritrea
Eritrea: Corn: Yield gap was 2.55 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Corn: Yield gap in Eritrea, 2000–2024
Source: Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, corn: yield gap in Eritrea stood at 2.55 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in Eritrea peaked at 3.34 tonnes per hectare in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.5 tonnes per hectare, in 2012.
That places Eritrea 43rd out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Corn: Yield gap in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.31 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2001 | 2.76 tonnes per hectare | -16.6% |
| 2002 | 3.34 tonnes per hectare | +20.9% |
| 2003 | 3.22 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 3.31 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 3.06 tonnes per hectare | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 2.57 tonnes per hectare | -15.8% |
| 2007 | 2.72 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 3.34 tonnes per hectare | +22.8% |
| 2009 | 2.68 tonnes per hectare | -19.7% |
| 2010 | 2.65 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 2.6 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 2.55 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 2.6 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 2.55 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 2.55 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.55 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.55 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.55 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.55 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.55 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.55 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.55 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.55 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 2.55 tonnes per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.55 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 2.55 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.47 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.03 tonnes per hectare | 2.57 tonnes per hectare | 3.34 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.57 tonnes per hectare | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | 2.65 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.55 tonnes per hectare | 2.55 tonnes per hectare | 2.55 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 corn: yield gap in Eritrea?
- Corn: yield gap in Eritrea was 2.55 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn: yield gap recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.34 tonnes per hectare in 2002.
- What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5 tonnes per hectare in 2012.
- How does Eritrea rank for corn: yield gap?
- Eritrea ranks 43rd out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn: Yield gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield gaps are the difference between attainable yields and actual yields, measured in tonnes per hectare. Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.