FAOSTAT · 2024

Agricultural production in Eritrea

According to FAOSTAT, Eritrea produced 305,210 t of cereals, 57,882 t of vegetables, 4,911 t of fruit, 43,426 t of meat and 147,889 t of milk in 2024. Its largest crops by volume were sorghum (140,000 t), barley (65,000 t) and millet (25,000 t).

Products recorded: 51
World #1: 0; products
World top 10: 0; products
Year: 2024

Among its twelve largest crops, the biggest ten-year change was in millet (+25%), followed by dry broad beans and horse beans (−18%).

Livestock numbers: 2.2 million cattle, 2.5 million sheep and 1.9 million goats.

Totals by group

Group	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
All cereals	305,210	128	0.01%	+1.0%
All milk	147,889	128	0.02%	+6.3%
All vegetables	57,882	143	0%	+7.9%
All roots and tubers	52,445	150	0.01%	−15%
All meat	43,426	146	0.01%	+12%
All pulses	35,223	102	0.04%	−3.5%
All fruit	4,911	182	0%	+2.2%
All eggs	2,148	144	0%	+23%

All products by volume, 2024

Product	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
Sorghum	140,000	35	0.22%	0.0%
Cow milk	120,000	125	0.02%	+5.7%
Barley	65,000	65	0.05%	0.0%
Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.	57,882	91	0.02%	+7.9%
Other starchy roots and tubers	52,386	19	0.54%	−15%
Skim milk of cows	30,600	99	0.02%	+11%
Cereals n.e.c.	30,210	13	0.38%	+3.8%
Other pulses n.e.c.	28,107	32	0.63%	−4.8%
Beer	28,000	128	0.02%	+40%
Beef (cattle meat)	25,585	115	0.04%	+17%
Millet	25,000	38	0.08%	+25%
Wheat	25,000	92	0%	−17%
Maize	20,000	125	0%	+11%
Other oil seeds, n.e.c.	15,201	32	0.63%	+0.4%
Camel milk	12,477	16	0.3%	+6.7%
Goat milk	9,526	78	0.05%	+9.8%
Sheep meat	6,790	80	0.06%	+5.8%
Goat meat	6,427	68	0.08%	+4.0%
Sheep milk	5,886	61	0.06%	+13%
Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen	5,221	90	0.05%	+17%
Raw hides and skins of cattle	5,117	87	0.06%	+17%
Other fruits, n.e.c.	4,911	103	0.01%	+2.2%
Sesame seed	4,870	45	0.07%	−2.3%
Chick peas, dry	3,795	29	0.02%	+5.2%
Camel meat	3,715	21	0.56%	+43%
Groundnuts (peanuts)	2,290	79	0%	+3.8%
Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen	2,235	56	0.15%	+4.0%
Hen eggs	2,148	144	0%	+23%
Vetches	2,102	13	0.32%	+0.6%
Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen	1,402	66	0.07%	+5.8%
Wool, greasy	1,345	52	0.08%	+11%
Cattle fat, unrendered	992	88	0.03%	+17%
Edible offals of camels and other camelids, fresh, chilled or frozen	929	18	0.98%	+43%
Chicken meat	910	165	0%	−48%
Ghee from cow milk	900	20	0.14%	+11%
Raw hides and skins of goats or kids	768	71	0.05%	+3.9%
Butter of cow milk	720	98	0.01%	+11%
Cheese from whole cow milk	720	90	0%	+11%
Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs	694	79	0.03%	+5.8%
Peas, dry	644	85	0%	−1.8%
Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c.	642	42	0.02%	+6.5%
Oil of sesame seed	630	44	0.05%	+1.0%
Broad beans and horse beans, dry	313	56	0.01%	−18%
Goat fat, unrendered	307	61	0.1%	+3.7%
Sheep fat, unrendered	207	77	0.03%	+6.2%
Linseed	191	41	0.01%	+2.1%
Lentils, dry	141	39	0%	−3.4%
Beans, dry	120	102	0%	+18%
Fat of camels	93	25	0.32%	+43%
Oil of linseed	74	52	0.01%	−62%
Potatoes	58	151	0%	−45%

Live animals, 2024

Product	Head	World rank	Share	10-year change
Sheep	2,508,985	62	0.18%	+9.6%
Cattle	2,156,877	81	0.14%	+3.2%
Goats	1,935,590	63	0.16%	+6.1%
Chickens	1,155,000	148	0%	−18%
Camels	407,158	16	0.92%	+10%

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.