Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Eritrea
Eritrea: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0043 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Eritrea, 1993–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Eritrea is 0.0043 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Eritrea peaked at 0.02 ha per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0043 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Eritrea 72nd out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.02 ha per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.0198 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0181 ha per person | -8.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0169 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0178 ha per person | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0179 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0177 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0167 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0169 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0161 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0162 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0155 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0155 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0132 ha per person | -14.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0113 ha per person | -14.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0099 ha per person | -12.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0079 ha per person | -20.1% |
| 2010 | 0.007 ha per person | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0067 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0061 ha per person | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0062 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.006 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0043 ha per person | -27.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0054 ha per person | +25.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0052 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0049 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0051 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.005 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0046 ha per person | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0044 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0045 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0043 ha per person | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0183 ha per person | 0.0169 ha per person | 0.02 ha per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0139 ha per person | 0.0079 ha per person | 0.0169 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0057 ha per person | 0.0043 ha per person | 0.007 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0045 ha per person | 0.0043 ha per person | 0.005 ha per person | 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 roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Eritrea?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Eritrea was 0.0043 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.02 ha per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0043 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Eritrea rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 72nd out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Roots and Tubers, Total — 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.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Roots and Tubers, Total — 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.