Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Eritrea
Eritrea: Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0764 ha per person in 2024. ▬ Flat
Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Eritrea, 1993–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Eritrea is 0.0764 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Eritrea peaked at 0.1083 ha per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0642 ha per person, in 1995.
That places Eritrea 5th out of 108 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0756 ha per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.0684 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0642 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0748 ha per person | +16.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0907 ha per person | +21.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1083 ha per person | +19.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1068 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.067 ha per person | -37.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0717 ha per person | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0761 ha per person | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0806 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0815 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0874 ha per person | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1034 ha per person | +18.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1031 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0885 ha per person | -14.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0869 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0849 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.098 ha per person | +15.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0856 ha per person | -12.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0859 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0869 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0869 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0864 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0857 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0846 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0833 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.082 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0806 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0792 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0778 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0764 ha per person | -1.8% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.0764 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0111 ha per person, 6.9× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.0764 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0107 ha per person, 7.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -37.3% | 0.1068 ha per person | 0.067 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0841 ha per person | 0.0642 ha per person | 0.1083 ha per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0846 ha per person | 0.067 ha per person | 0.1034 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0868 ha per person | 0.0833 ha per person | 0.098 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0792 ha per person | 0.0764 ha per person | 0.082 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 2 Niger 0.1269 ha per person compare
- 3 South Sudan 0.0853 ha per person compare
- 4 Burkina Faso 0.0807 ha per person compare
- 6 Mali 0.0692 ha per person compare
- 7 Chad 0.0495 ha per person compare
- 8 Mauritania 0.0464 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 sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Eritrea?
- Sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Eritrea was 0.0764 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1083 ha per person in 1998.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0642 ha per person in 1995.
- How does Eritrea rank for sorghum — area harvested, per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 5th out of 108 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — 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.
Sorghum — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sorghum — 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
Sorghum — 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.