Sorghum yields in Eritrea
Eritrea: Sorghum yields was 0.5185 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sorghum yields in Eritrea, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum yields in Eritrea is 0.5185 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum yields in Eritrea peaked at 1.14 tonnes per hectare in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1562 tonnes per hectare, in 2002.
That places Eritrea 105th out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Sorghum yields in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.3197 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1994 | 0.9028 tonnes per hectare | +182.4% |
| 1995 | 0.482 tonnes per hectare | -46.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2463 tonnes per hectare | -48.9% |
| 1997 | 0.285 tonnes per hectare | +15.7% |
| 1998 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +300.7% |
| 1999 | 0.8766 tonnes per hectare | -23.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4118 tonnes per hectare | -53.0% |
| 2001 | 0.475 tonnes per hectare | +15.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1562 tonnes per hectare | -67.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3188 tonnes per hectare | +104.1% |
| 2004 | 0.268 tonnes per hectare | -15.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7907 tonnes per hectare | +195.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7928 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +34.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2727 tonnes per hectare | -74.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2358 tonnes per hectare | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 0.256 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 0.517 tonnes per hectare | +102.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5231 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5227 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5204 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5185 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5185 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5185 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5185 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5185 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5185 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5185 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5185 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5185 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5185 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.5185 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.7162 tonnes per hectare, 72% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.5185 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9424 tonnes per hectare, 55% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +300.7% | 0.285 tonnes per hectare | 1.14 tonnes per hectare |
| 2005 | +195.0% | 0.268 tonnes per hectare | 0.7907 tonnes per hectare |
| 1994 | +182.4% | 0.3197 tonnes per hectare | 0.9028 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6078 tonnes per hectare | 0.2463 tonnes per hectare | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.4791 tonnes per hectare | 0.1562 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4932 tonnes per hectare | 0.256 tonnes per hectare | 0.5231 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5185 tonnes per hectare | 0.5185 tonnes per hectare | 0.5185 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 102 Madagascar 0.5668 tonnes per hectare compare
- 103 Niger 0.5563 tonnes per hectare compare
- 104 Haiti 0.5314 tonnes per hectare compare
- 106 Tunisia 0.5158 tonnes per hectare compare
- 107 Central African Republic 0.5 tonnes per hectare compare
- 108 New Caledonia 0.4939 tonnes per hectare 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 yields in Eritrea?
- Sorghum yields in Eritrea was 0.5185 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sorghum yields recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 tonnes per hectare in 1998.
- What is the lowest sorghum yields recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1562 tonnes per hectare in 2002.
- How does Eritrea rank for sorghum yields?
- Eritrea ranks 105th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum yields rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sorghum yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.