Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Eritrea
Eritrea: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty was 638 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Eritrea, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Eritrea stood at 638 kg per hectare.
The figure is down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Eritrea peaked at 959.7 kg per hectare in 1998 and was at its lowest, 158.2 kg per hectare, in 2002.
Eritrea ranks 174th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 256.6 kg per hectare | — |
| 1994 | 767 kg per hectare | +198.9% |
| 1995 | 416 kg per hectare | -45.8% |
| 1996 | 264.9 kg per hectare | -36.3% |
| 1997 | 265.5 kg per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 959.7 kg per hectare | +261.5% |
| 1999 | 746.6 kg per hectare | -22.2% |
| 2000 | 377.2 kg per hectare | -49.5% |
| 2001 | 637.1 kg per hectare | +68.9% |
| 2002 | 158.2 kg per hectare | -75.2% |
| 2003 | 261 kg per hectare | +65.0% |
| 2004 | 275.3 kg per hectare | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 758.2 kg per hectare | +175.4% |
| 2006 | 798.5 kg per hectare | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 938.5 kg per hectare | +17.5% |
| 2008 | 252.2 kg per hectare | -73.1% |
| 2009 | 500.1 kg per hectare | +98.3% |
| 2010 | 511.7 kg per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 649.1 kg per hectare | +26.9% |
| 2012 | 689.4 kg per hectare | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 669.8 kg per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 666.4 kg per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 642.4 kg per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 639.7 kg per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 642.2 kg per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 638.9 kg per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 638.5 kg per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 638.6 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 637.7 kg per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 638.2 kg per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 638.2 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 638 kg per hectare | -0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 638 kg per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 1,163 kg per hectare, 55% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 638 kg per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,342 kg per hectare, 48% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 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 | +261.5% | 265.5 kg per hectare | 959.7 kg per hectare |
| 1994 | +198.9% | 256.6 kg per hectare | 767 kg per hectare |
| 2005 | +175.4% | 275.3 kg per hectare | 758.2 kg per hectare |
| 2009 | +98.3% | 252.2 kg per hectare | 500.1 kg per hectare |
| 2002 | -75.2% | 637.1 kg per hectare | 158.2 kg per hectare |
| 2008 | -73.1% | 938.5 kg per hectare | 252.2 kg per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 525.19 kg per hectare | 256.6 kg per hectare | 959.7 kg per hectare | 7 |
| 2000s | 495.63 kg per hectare | 158.2 kg per hectare | 938.5 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 638.81 kg per hectare | 511.7 kg per hectare | 689.4 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 638.14 kg per hectare | 637.7 kg per hectare | 638.6 kg per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More poverty & inequality data for Eritrea
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.71 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.0313 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 19.53 (2002)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 19.5% (2002)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2002)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 0.5427 % change on previous year (2002)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1488 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1488 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1758 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Eritrea?
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Eritrea was 638 kg per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 959.7 kg per hectare in 1998.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 158.2 kg per hectare in 2002.
- How does Eritrea rank for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Eritrea ranks 174th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.