Eritrea vs Tanzania: Arable land use per person
Eritrea
0.1988 hectares per person
in 2023
Tanzania
0.2027 hectares per person
in 2023
Eritrea rank
61st
Tanzania rank
60th
Arable land use per person over time
- Eritrea
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 0.2027 hectares per person against 0.1988 hectares per person in Eritrea, a difference of 0.0039 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Tanzania ahead.
Eritrea ranks 61st and Tanzania ranks 60th of 206 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2173 hectares per person | 0.2875 hectares per person | 0.0702 hectares per person | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 0.2399 hectares per person | 0.249 hectares per person | 0.0091 hectares per person | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 0.223 hectares per person | 0.2437 hectares per person | 0.0207 hectares per person | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 0.2042 hectares per person | 0.2119 hectares per person | 0.0077 hectares per person | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Eritrea or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 0.2027 hectares per person against 0.1988 hectares per person in Eritrea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Eritrea and Tanzania?
- 0.0039 hectares per person, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Tanzania?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Eritrea and Tanzania rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Eritrea ranks 61st and Tanzania ranks 60th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.