Agriculture & Rural in Eritrea

28 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Eritrea.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Rural population 65.5% 2025 up 1.6% 32nd
Rural population growth 2.0% 2025 up 385.9% 18th
Rural population 2.36 million 2025 up 18.0% 100th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 14.1% 2009 down 37.8% 59th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 262.24 million current US$ 2009 up 67.5% 164th
Land under cereal production 478,367 hectares 2024 up 5.5% 100th
Cereal yield 638 kg per hectare 2024 down 4.3% 175th
Cereal production 305,210 metric tons 2024 up 1.0% 126th
Fertilizer consumption 1.87 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 up 57.7% 188th
Land area 121,178 sq. km 2023 up 0.1% 97th
Agricultural land 75,920 sq. km 2023 unchanged 79th
Agricultural land 62.7% 2023 down 0.1% 33rd
Arable land 690,000 hectares 2023 unchanged 119th
Permanent cropland 0.0% 2023 down 0.1% 192nd
Arable land 5.7% 2023 down 0.1% 128th
Arable land 0.1988 hectares per person 2023 down 11.4% 61st
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 58.1% 2025 down 2.0% 21st
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 53.1% 2025 down 4.5% 17th
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 55.5% 2025 down 3.3% 16th
Average precipitation in depth 384 mm per year 2022 unchanged 152nd
Crop production index 100.58 2014-2016 = 100 2022 down 0.2% 125th
Food production index 106.08 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 3.9% 98th
Livestock production index 109.34 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 6.5% 89th
Forest area 8.6% 2023 down 3.0% 170th
Forest area 10,458 sq. km 2023 down 2.9% 122nd
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture 94.5% 2022 unchanged 9th
Surface area 121,766 sq. km 2023 up 0.1% 99th
Access to electricity, rural 43.2% 2024 up 72.1% 184th