Africa's Development: Sectoral breakdown … agriculture in Eritrea
Eritrea: Africa's Development: Sectoral breakdown … agriculture was 17.27 Percentage of GDP in 2022. ▬ Flat
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of in Eritrea, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 17.27 Percentage of GDP for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 08 - sectoral breakdown of in 2022.
The figure is up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 08 - sectoral breakdown of in Eritrea peaked at 26.11 Percentage of GDP in 2006 and was at its lowest, 11.58 Percentage of GDP, in 2004.
Eritrea ranks 49th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Africa's Development: Sectoral breakdown … agriculture in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.09 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 17.93 Percentage of GDP | +18.8% |
| 2002 | 11.7 Percentage of GDP | -34.8% |
| 2003 | 12.87 Percentage of GDP | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 11.58 Percentage of GDP | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 24.21 Percentage of GDP | +109.1% |
| 2006 | 26.11 Percentage of GDP | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 25.38 Percentage of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 17.38 Percentage of GDP | -31.5% |
| 2009 | 14.88 Percentage of GDP | -14.4% |
| 2010 | 19.07 Percentage of GDP | +28.1% |
| 2011 | 16.99 Percentage of GDP | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 16.86 Percentage of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 17.64 Percentage of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 17.16 Percentage of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 17.22 Percentage of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 17.34 Percentage of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 17.24 Percentage of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 17.26 Percentage of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 17.28 Percentage of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 17.26 Percentage of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 17.27 Percentage of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 17.27 Percentage of GDP | +0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 17.27 Percentage of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 29.67 Percentage of GDP, 58% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 17.27 Percentage of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.87 Percentage of GDP, 76% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Africa's Development: Sectoral breakdown … agriculture in Eritrea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +109.1% | 11.58 Percentage of GDP | 24.21 Percentage of GDP |
| 2002 | -34.8% | 17.93 Percentage of GDP | 11.7 Percentage of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.71 Percentage of GDP | 11.58 Percentage of GDP | 26.11 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.4 Percentage of GDP | 16.86 Percentage of GDP | 19.07 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.27 Percentage of GDP | 17.26 Percentage of GDP | 17.27 Percentage of GDP | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More environment data for Eritrea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -12.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 57.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Standard Deviation 0.531 °C (2023)
- Temperature change 0.012 °C (2023)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6471 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.3665 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 08 - sectoral breakdown of in Eritrea?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 08 - sectoral breakdown of in Eritrea was 17.27 Percentage of GDP in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 08 - sectoral breakdown of recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 26.11 Percentage of GDP in 2006.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 08 - sectoral breakdown of recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.58 Percentage of GDP in 2004.
- How does Eritrea rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 08 - sectoral breakdown of?
- Eritrea ranks 49th out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 08 - sectoral breakdown of rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of the economy — Value added in agriculture, hunting, forestry, fishing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 8 shows the breakdown of national economies by sectors of activity, looking at share of employment, contributions to GDP, along with the impact of natural resource extraction on the economy.