Land under cereal production — all countries

Land under cereal production — Eritrea

Land under cereal production in Eritrea in 2024 — 478,367 ha. Ranked 47 in the world out of 79. Since 1993, the indicator has risen by 41.3%.

2024 478,367 ha +0.01% vs 2023
World rank 47of 79
Period maximum 492,281 ha2007
Period minimum 298,432 ha1995

Trend over time

1993–2024 · hectares

Land under cereal production — Eritrea, 1993–2024250,000300,000350,000400,000450,000500,0001993199720012005200920132017202120241993: 338,500 ha1994: 330,365 ha1995: 298,432 ha1996: 322,179 ha1997: 374,255 ha1998: 477,043 ha1999: 427,060 ha2000: 330,175 ha2001: 343,832 ha2002: 344,627 ha2003: 405,859 ha2004: 395,213 ha2005: 442,581 ha2006: 472,402 ha2007: 492,281 ha2008: 419,412 ha2009: 453,744 ha2010: 451,578 ha2011: 481,214 ha2012: 441,076 ha2013: 444,814 ha2014: 453,365 ha2015: 477,880 ha2016: 474,686 ha2017: 475,917 ha2018: 478,058 ha2019: 477,587 ha2020: 478,106 ha2021: 478,676 ha2022: 478,123 ha2023: 478,301 ha2024: 478,367 ha
Change over the period: +139,867 (+41.32%) Average annual rate: 1.12 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eritrea

Eritrea 478,367 ha
World 416M ha
Sub-Saharan Africa 85.37M ha
Land under cereal production — Eritrea, by year Eritrea All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2024 478,367 +66 +0.01%
2023 478,301 +178 +0.04%
2022 478,123 −553 −0.12%
2021 478,676 +570 +0.12%
2020 478,106 +519 +0.11%
2019 477,587 −471 −0.1%
2018 478,058 +2,141 +0.45%
2017 475,917 +1,231 +0.26%
2016 474,686 −3,194 −0.67%
2015 477,880 +24,515 +5.41%
2014 453,365 +8,551 +1.92%
2013 444,814 +3,738 +0.85%
2012 441,076 −40,138 −8.34%
2011 481,214 +29,636 +6.56%
2010 451,578 −2,166 −0.48%
2009 453,744 +34,332 +8.19%
2008 419,412 −72,869 −14.8%
2007 492,281 +19,879 +4.21%
2006 472,402 +29,821 +6.74%
2005 442,581 +47,368 +11.99%
2004 395,213 −10,646 −2.62%
2003 405,859 +61,232 +17.77%
2002 344,627 +795 +0.23%
2001 343,832 +13,657 +4.14%
2000 330,175 −96,885 −22.69%
1999 427,060 −49,983 −10.48%
1998 477,043 +102,788 +27.46%
1997 374,255 +52,076 +16.16%
1996 322,179 +23,747 +7.96%
1995 298,432 −31,933 −9.67%
1994 330,365 −8,135 −2.4%
1993 338,500

Eastern Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The area harvested for cereal crops: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, millet and mixes. It is the harvested area rather than the sown area, so with two harvests a year one field is counted twice — which is exactly why in the tropics the land under cereals can exceed the area of arable land. Together with the grain harvest this series gives the yield, which is what explains the growth of world production with areas almost unchanged.

Important: Harvested area, not sown area: a field with two harvests a year is counted twice. Land under cereals grown for animal feed is included, land cut for hay is not.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.