Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Eritrea
Eritrea: Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Eritrea, 1993–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Eritrea is 0 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Eritrea peaked at 0.0027 ha per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 2010.
That places Eritrea 129th out of 137 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0027 ha per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.0026 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0025 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0023 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0024 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0025 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0023 ha per person | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0018 ha per person | -19.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0013 ha per person | -28.3% |
| 2002 | 0.001 ha per person | -19.5% |
| 2003 | 0.001 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.001 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0008 ha per person | -13.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 ha per person | -31.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 ha per person | -73.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 ha per person | -35.5% |
| 2009 | 0 ha per person | -70.0% |
| 2010 | 0 ha per person | -70.0% |
| 2011 | 0 ha per person | +179.6% |
| 2012 | 0 ha per person | +20.1% |
| 2013 | 0 ha per person | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 0 ha per person | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 0 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 0 ha per person | -1.8% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0 ha per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0011 ha per person, 2% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.001 ha per person, 3% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +179.6% | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person |
| 2007 | -73.1% | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person |
| 2009 | -70.0% | 0.0001 ha per person | 0 ha per person |
| 2010 | -70.0% | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0025 ha per person | 0.0023 ha per person | 0.0027 ha per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0008 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 126 Zambia 0.0001 ha per person compare
- 127 Philippines 0.0001 ha per person compare
- 128 El Salvador 0 ha per person compare
- 130 Papua New Guinea 0 ha per person compare
- 131 Qatar 0 ha per person compare
- 132 United Arab Emirates 0 ha per person compare
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 potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Eritrea?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Eritrea was 0 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0027 ha per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 2010.
- How does Eritrea rank for potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 129th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — 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.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — 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
Potatoes — 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.