Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Eritrea
Eritrea: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0254 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Eritrea, 1993–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 0.0254 ha per person for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Eritrea peaked at 0.0388 ha per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0194 ha per person, in 2009.
Eritrea ranks 70th of 165 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.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0388 ha per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.0322 ha per person | -17.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0307 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0267 ha per person | -13.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0256 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0245 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.025 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0254 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0254 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0205 ha per person | -19.2% |
| 2003 | 0.031 ha per person | +51.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0314 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0379 ha per person | +20.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0248 ha per person | -34.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0285 ha per person | +14.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0197 ha per person | -31.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0194 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0276 ha per person | +42.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0256 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0276 ha per person | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0263 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0272 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0277 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0272 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.028 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0271 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0277 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0275 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0268 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0262 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0257 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0254 ha per person | -1.4% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.0254 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0246 ha per person, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.0254 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0238 ha per person, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +51.3% | 0.0205 ha per person | 0.031 ha per person |
| 2010 | +42.3% | 0.0194 ha per person | 0.0276 ha per person |
| 2006 | -34.5% | 0.0379 ha per person | 0.0248 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0291 ha per person | 0.0245 ha per person | 0.0388 ha per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0264 ha per person | 0.0194 ha per person | 0.0379 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0272 ha per person | 0.0256 ha per person | 0.028 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0263 ha per person | 0.0254 ha per person | 0.0275 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 oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Eritrea?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Eritrea was 0.0254 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0388 ha per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0194 ha per person in 2009.
- How does Eritrea rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 70th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. 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 Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — 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.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — 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
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — 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.