Milk per animal in Eritrea
Eritrea: Milk per animal was 120.69 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Milk per animal in Eritrea, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per animal.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 120.69 kilograms per animal for milk per animal in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk per animal in Eritrea peaked at 143.56 kilograms per animal in 2010 and was at its lowest, 100.14 kilograms per animal, in 1993.
Eritrea ranks 171st of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Milk per animal in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | kilograms per animal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 100.14 kilograms per animal | — |
| 1994 | 100.76 kilograms per animal | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 101.54 kilograms per animal | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 105.18 kilograms per animal | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 106.15 kilograms per animal | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 105.22 kilograms per animal | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 106.11 kilograms per animal | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 104.88 kilograms per animal | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 112.84 kilograms per animal | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 109.97 kilograms per animal | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 100.99 kilograms per animal | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 102.83 kilograms per animal | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 108.43 kilograms per animal | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 139.63 kilograms per animal | +28.8% |
| 2007 | 110.89 kilograms per animal | -20.6% |
| 2008 | 110.86 kilograms per animal | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 110.91 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 143.56 kilograms per animal | +29.4% |
| 2011 | 110.84 kilograms per animal | -22.8% |
| 2012 | 111.7 kilograms per animal | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 113.64 kilograms per animal | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 117.16 kilograms per animal | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 109.75 kilograms per animal | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 113.24 kilograms per animal | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 122.04 kilograms per animal | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 121.74 kilograms per animal | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 121.51 kilograms per animal | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 121.28 kilograms per animal | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 120.88 kilograms per animal | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 120.82 kilograms per animal | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 120.65 kilograms per animal | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 120.69 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 120.69 kilograms per animal is below the median for low income countries, which is 150.41 kilograms per animal, 80% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 120.69 kilograms per animal is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 236.23 kilograms per animal, 51% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk per animal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +29.4% | 110.91 kilograms per animal | 143.56 kilograms per animal |
| 2006 | +28.8% | 108.43 kilograms per animal | 139.63 kilograms per animal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 103.59 kilograms per animal | 100.14 kilograms per animal | 106.15 kilograms per animal | 7 |
| 2000s | 111.22 kilograms per animal | 100.99 kilograms per animal | 139.63 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 118.52 kilograms per animal | 109.75 kilograms per animal | 143.56 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 120.86 kilograms per animal | 120.65 kilograms per animal | 121.28 kilograms per animal | 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 milk per animal in Eritrea?
- Milk per animal in Eritrea was 120.69 kilograms per animal 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 milk per animal recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 143.56 kilograms per animal in 2010.
- What is the lowest milk per animal recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.14 kilograms per animal in 1993.
- How does Eritrea rank for milk per animal?
- Eritrea ranks 171st out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk per animal rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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 Milk per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average annual milk production per animal. Values are estimated by dividing the production of milk (from cattle, sheep, goats, and other animals) by the number of animals used for milk production.