Pea yields in Eritrea
Eritrea: Pea yields was 0.4315 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.4315 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
94th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.8342 tonnes per hectare
in 2009
All-time low
0.0441 tonnes per hectare
in 2005
Years of data
32
1993–2024
Pea 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
Eritrea recorded 0.4315 tonnes per hectare for pea yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pea yields in Eritrea peaked at 0.8342 tonnes per hectare in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0441 tonnes per hectare, in 2005.
Eritrea ranks 94th of 99 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Pea yields in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0912 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1994 | 0.5018 tonnes per hectare | +450.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4929 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.5092 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.484 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.436 tonnes per hectare | -9.9% |
| 1999 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3649 tonnes per hectare | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 0.5553 tonnes per hectare | +52.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7361 tonnes per hectare | +32.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7055 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1217 tonnes per hectare | -82.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0441 tonnes per hectare | -63.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4518 tonnes per hectare | +924.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3793 tonnes per hectare | -16.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0483 tonnes per hectare | -87.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8342 tonnes per hectare | +1627.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6407 tonnes per hectare | -23.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4118 tonnes per hectare | -35.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4216 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.421 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.434 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4408 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4315 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4353 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4358 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4342 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4364 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4354 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4263 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4327 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.4315 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.4315 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.8784 tonnes per hectare, 49% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.4315 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6425 tonnes per hectare, 67% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +1627.1% | 0.0483 tonnes per hectare | 0.8342 tonnes per hectare |
| 2006 | +924.5% | 0.0441 tonnes per hectare | 0.4518 tonnes per hectare |
| 1994 | +450.2% | 0.0912 tonnes per hectare | 0.5018 tonnes per hectare |
| 2008 | -87.3% | 0.3793 tonnes per hectare | 0.0483 tonnes per hectare |
| 2004 | -82.7% | 0.7055 tonnes per hectare | 0.1217 tonnes per hectare |
| 2005 | -63.8% | 0.1217 tonnes per hectare | 0.0441 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4164 tonnes per hectare | 0.0912 tonnes per hectare | 0.5092 tonnes per hectare | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.4241 tonnes per hectare | 0.0441 tonnes per hectare | 0.8342 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4507 tonnes per hectare | 0.4118 tonnes per hectare | 0.6407 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4325 tonnes per hectare | 0.4263 tonnes per hectare | 0.4364 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 pea yields in Eritrea?
- Pea yields in Eritrea was 0.4315 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 pea yields recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8342 tonnes per hectare in 2009.
- What is the lowest pea yields recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0441 tonnes per hectare in 2005.
- How does Eritrea rank for pea yields?
- Eritrea ranks 94th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pea yields rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Pea 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.