Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Eritrea
Eritrea: Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 72.97 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Eritrea, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Eritrea is 72.97, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Eritrea peaked at 97,478 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 52.33, in 2016.
That places Eritrea 121st out of 143 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 — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 97,478 | — |
| 1994 | 94,466 | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 87,152 | -7.7% |
| 1996 | 80,854 | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 86,115 | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 91,070 | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 79,767 | -12.4% |
| 2000 | 55,293 | -30.7% |
| 2001 | 33,237 | -39.9% |
| 2002 | 28,176 | -15.2% |
| 2003 | 19,198 | -31.9% |
| 2004 | 27,173 | +41.5% |
| 2005 | 28,998 | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 19,550 | -32.6% |
| 2007 | 1,644 | -91.6% |
| 2008 | 363.5 | -77.9% |
| 2009 | 155.85 | -57.1% |
| 2010 | 59.79 | -61.6% |
| 2011 | 204.54 | +242.1% |
| 2012 | 201.72 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 199.27 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 149.11 | -25.2% |
| 2015 | 98.56 | -33.9% |
| 2016 | 52.33 | -46.9% |
| 2017 | 98.52 | +88.3% |
| 2018 | 81.43 | -17.3% |
| 2019 | 75.5 | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 81.21 | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 76.8 | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 75.2 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 75.01 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 72.97 | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88,129 | 79,767 | 97,478 | 7 |
| 2000s | 21,379 | 155.85 | 55,293 | 10 |
| 2010s | 122.08 | 52.33 | 204.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.24 | 72.97 | 81.21 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Eritrea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1412 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2009)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6546 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 90.81 current US$ per person (2009)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.26 % change on previous year (2009)
- Rural population 2.36 million (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.1% (2009)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.1% (2009)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 262.24 million current US$ (2009)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Eritrea?
- Potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Eritrea was 72.97 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 97,478 in 1993.
- What is the lowest potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.33 in 2016.
- How does Eritrea rank for potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- Eritrea ranks 121st out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.