Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Eritrea
Eritrea: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0007 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Eritrea, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 0.0007 ha per square kilometre for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Eritrea peaked at 0.0535 ha per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 ha per square kilometre, in 2010.
Eritrea ranks 130th of 137 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0495 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0.0501 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0495 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0485 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0515 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0535 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0495 ha per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0403 ha per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0297 ha per square kilometre | -26.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0248 ha per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0248 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0207 ha per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0182 ha per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0126 ha per square kilometre | -30.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | -72.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | -33.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | -69.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | -69.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | +184.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.0007 ha per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0488 ha per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.0007 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0577 ha per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 | +184.6% | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre |
| 2007 | -72.7% | 0.0126 ha per square kilometre | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre |
| 2009 | -69.2% | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre |
| 2010 | -69.4% | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0503 ha per square kilometre | 0.0485 ha per square kilometre | 0.0535 ha per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0177 ha per square kilometre | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | 0.0403 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 127 Botswana 0.0017 ha per square kilometre compare
- 128 Namibia 0.0015 ha per square kilometre compare
- 129 Oman 0.0014 ha per square kilometre compare
- 131 United Arab Emirates 0.0007 ha per square kilometre compare
- 132 Papua New Guinea 0.0005 ha per square kilometre compare
- 133 Mauritania 0.0004 ha per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Eritrea?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Eritrea was 0.0007 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0535 ha per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 ha per square kilometre in 2010.
- How does Eritrea rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Eritrea ranks 130th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.