Millet yields in Eritrea
Eritrea: Millet yields was 0.3333 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Millet yields in Eritrea, 1993–2024
Source: 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, millet yields in Eritrea stood at 0.3333 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, millet yields in Eritrea peaked at 0.6932 tonnes per hectare in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.1072 tonnes per hectare, in 2002.
Eritrea ranks 83rd of 89 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Millet yields in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.2379 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1994 | 0.6613 tonnes per hectare | +178.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2123 tonnes per hectare | -67.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1904 tonnes per hectare | -10.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1097 tonnes per hectare | -42.4% |
| 1998 | 0.5395 tonnes per hectare | +391.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3835 tonnes per hectare | -28.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1254 tonnes per hectare | -67.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5372 tonnes per hectare | +328.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1072 tonnes per hectare | -80.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1836 tonnes per hectare | +71.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1949 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5057 tonnes per hectare | +159.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4531 tonnes per hectare | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6932 tonnes per hectare | +53.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1563 tonnes per hectare | -77.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2802 tonnes per hectare | +79.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3636 tonnes per hectare | +29.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3636 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3636 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3636 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3636 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3333 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3333 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3333 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3333 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3333 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3333 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3333 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3333 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3333 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3333 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.3333 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.8742 tonnes per hectare, 38% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.3333 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8095 tonnes per hectare, 41% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Millet yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +391.8% | 0.1097 tonnes per hectare | 0.5395 tonnes per hectare |
| 2001 | +328.4% | 0.1254 tonnes per hectare | 0.5372 tonnes per hectare |
| 1994 | +178.0% | 0.2379 tonnes per hectare | 0.6613 tonnes per hectare |
| 2005 | +159.5% | 0.1949 tonnes per hectare | 0.5057 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3335 tonnes per hectare | 0.1097 tonnes per hectare | 0.6613 tonnes per hectare | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.3237 tonnes per hectare | 0.1072 tonnes per hectare | 0.6932 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3484 tonnes per hectare | 0.3333 tonnes per hectare | 0.3636 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3333 tonnes per hectare | 0.3333 tonnes per hectare | 0.3333 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 millet yields in Eritrea?
- Millet yields in Eritrea was 0.3333 tonnes per hectare 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 millet yields recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6932 tonnes per hectare in 2007.
- What is the lowest millet yields recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1072 tonnes per hectare in 2002.
- How does Eritrea rank for millet yields?
- Eritrea ranks 83rd out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is millet yields rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. 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 Millet yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.