15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered in Eritrea
Eritrea: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered was 0.6 km2 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered in Eritrea, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 0.6 km2 for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 95.7% on the previous year and down 98.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered in Eritrea peaked at 34.9 km2 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.6 km2, in 2021.
Eritrea ranks 133rd of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 29.6 km2 | +3188.9% |
| 2010 | 34.9 km2 | +17.9% |
| 2015 | 33.8 km2 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 13.9 km2 | -58.9% |
| 2021 | 0.6 km2 | -95.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.25 km2 | 0.9 km2 | 29.6 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 27.53 km2 | 13.9 km2 | 34.9 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.6 km2 | 0.6 km2 | 0.6 km2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 130 Jordan 0.9 km2 compare
- 131 Martinique 0.8 km2 compare
- 131 Uruguay 0.8 km2 compare
- 133 Belgium 0.6 km2 compare
- 133 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.6 km2 compare
- 136 Mayotte 0.5 km2 compare
- 136 Trinidad and Tobago 0.5 km2 compare
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- 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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 140.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0004 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 29.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered in Eritrea?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered in Eritrea was 0.6 km2 in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 34.9 km2 in 2010.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 km2 in 2021.
- How does Eritrea rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered?
- Eritrea ranks 133rd out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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