Food production index in Eritrea
Eritrea: Food production index was 106.08 2014-2016 = 100 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Food production index in Eritrea, 1993–2022
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in 2014-2016 = 100.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food production index in Eritrea is 106.08 2014-2016 = 100, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food production index in Eritrea peaked at 111.66 2014-2016 = 100 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 58.23 2014-2016 = 100, in 1993.
Eritrea ranks 98th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.24 2014-2016 = 100 | 58.23 2014-2016 = 100 | 97.1 2014-2016 = 100 | 7 |
| 2000s | 86.91 2014-2016 = 100 | 69.3 2014-2016 = 100 | 111.66 2014-2016 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.06 2014-2016 = 100 | 95.24 2014-2016 = 100 | 104.62 2014-2016 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 105.5 2014-2016 = 100 | 104.93 2014-2016 = 100 | 106.08 2014-2016 = 100 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More agriculture & rural data for Eritrea
- Rural population 65.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Rural population 2.36 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 14.1% (2009)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 262.24 million current US$ (2009)
- Land under cereal production 478,367 hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 638 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 305,210 metric tons (2024)
- Fertilizer consumption 1.87 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
- Land area 121,178 sq. km (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food production index in Eritrea?
- Food production index in Eritrea was 106.08 2014-2016 = 100 in 2022, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest food production index recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 111.66 2014-2016 = 100 in 2007.
- What is the lowest food production index recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.23 2014-2016 = 100 in 1993.
- How does Eritrea rank for food production index?
- Eritrea ranks 98th out of 195 countries with data for 2022.
- Is food production index rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Food production index (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food production index covers food crops that are considered edible and that contain nutrients. Coffee and tea are excluded because, although edible, they have no nutritive value.