Non-agricultural population in Eritrea
Eritrea: Non-agricultural population was 1.50 million FAO, number in 2012. ▲ Rising
Non-agricultural population in Eritrea, 1993–2012
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in FAO, number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for non-agricultural population in Eritrea is 1.50 million FAO, number, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 60.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-agricultural population in Eritrea peaked at 1.50 million FAO, number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 664,000 FAO, number, in 1993.
Eritrea ranks 36th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 717,857 FAO, number | 664,000 FAO, number | 799,000 FAO, number | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.08 million FAO, number | 842,000 FAO, number | 1.32 million FAO, number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.44 million FAO, number | 1.38 million FAO, number | 1.50 million FAO, number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 33 Mauritania 1.82 million FAO, number compare
- 34 Central African Republic 1.77 million FAO, number compare
- 35 Liberia 1.66 million FAO, number compare
- 37 Namibia 1.43 million FAO, number compare
- 38 Burkina Faso 1.40 million FAO, number compare
- 39 Lesotho 1.37 million FAO, number compare
More environment data for Eritrea
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 6.58 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.86 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 3.15 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1944 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.4952 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 4.53 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.685 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-agricultural population in Eritrea?
- Non-agricultural population in Eritrea was 1.50 million FAO, number in 2012, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest non-agricultural population recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.50 million FAO, number in 2012.
- What is the lowest non-agricultural population recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 664,000 FAO, number in 1993.
- How does Eritrea rank for non-agricultural population?
- Eritrea ranks 36th out of 53 countries with data for 2012.
- Is non-agricultural population rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.4%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Non-agricultural population (FAO, number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The non-agricultural population is obtained as a residual of agricultural population from the total population.