15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Terrestrial in Eritrea
Eritrea: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Terrestrial was 20,917 km2 in 2021. ▬ Flat
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Terrestrial in Eritrea, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 20,917 km2 for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: terrestrial in 2021. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: terrestrial in Eritrea peaked at 20,917 km2 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 20,048 km2, in 2000.
Eritrea ranks 20th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Terrestrial in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20,048 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 20,075 km2 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 20,286 km2 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 20,559 km2 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 20,774 km2 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 20,917 km2 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20,061 km2 | 20,048 km2 | 20,075 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 20,540 km2 | 20,286 km2 | 20,774 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 20,917 km2 | 20,917 km2 | 20,917 km2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 17 Oman 33,703 km2 compare
- 18 Libya 31,500 km2 compare
- 19 Cabo Verde 39.7 km2 compare
- 19 South Africa 26,792 km2 compare
- 21 Niger 19,758 km2 compare
- 22 Kyrgyzstan 16,570 km2 compare
- 23 Iceland 13,908 km2 compare
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)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2023)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import value, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: terrestrial in Eritrea?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: terrestrial in Eritrea was 20,917 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: terrestrial recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 20,917 km2 in 2021.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: terrestrial recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,048 km2 in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: terrestrial?
- Eritrea ranks 20th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: terrestrial rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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: Terrestrial barren land — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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