Wheat production in Eritrea
Eritrea: Wheat production was 25,000 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wheat production 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.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 25,000 tonnes for wheat production in 2024.
That represents a change of down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat production in Eritrea peaked at 36,490 tonnes in 2001 and was at its lowest, 4,365 tonnes, in 2002.
Eritrea ranks 93rd of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,067 tonnes | 5,400 tonnes | 31,937 tonnes | 7 |
| 2000s | 17,037 tonnes | 4,365 tonnes | 36,490 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,000 tonnes | 25,000 tonnes | 33,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,000 tonnes | 25,000 tonnes | 25,000 tonnes | 5 |
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More reference data data for Eritrea
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.03 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.6441 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.4557 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.253 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.3232 °C (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies -47.72 millimeters (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat production in Eritrea?
- Wheat production in Eritrea was 25,000 tonnes 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 wheat production recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 36,490 tonnes in 2001.
- What is the lowest wheat production recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,365 tonnes in 2002.
- How does Eritrea rank for wheat production?
- Eritrea ranks 93rd out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat production rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Wheat production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Wheat production is measured in tonnes.