Above-ground forest biomass in Eritrea
Eritrea: Above-ground forest biomass was 71.6 tonnes per hectare in 2025. ▬ Flat
Above-ground forest biomass in Eritrea, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for above-ground forest biomass in Eritrea is 71.6 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, above-ground forest biomass in Eritrea peaked at 71.6 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 71.58 tonnes per hectare, in 1990.
Eritrea ranks 156th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Above-ground forest biomass in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 71.58 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2000 | 71.58 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 71.59 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 71.59 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 72.4 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 72.44 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 72.43 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 72.46 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 71.6 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 71.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 71.6 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 87.36 tonnes per hectare, 82% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 71.6 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 90.44 tonnes per hectare, 79% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.58 tonnes per hectare | 71.58 tonnes per hectare | 71.58 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2000s | 71.58 tonnes per hectare | 71.58 tonnes per hectare | 71.58 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2010s | 72.15 tonnes per hectare | 71.59 tonnes per hectare | 72.46 tonnes per hectare | 6 |
| 2020s | 71.6 tonnes per hectare | 71.6 tonnes per hectare | 71.6 tonnes per hectare | 2 |
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 above-ground forest biomass in Eritrea?
- Above-ground forest biomass in Eritrea was 71.6 tonnes per hectare in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest above-ground forest biomass recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 71.6 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest above-ground forest biomass recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.58 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- How does Eritrea rank for above-ground forest biomass?
- Eritrea ranks 156th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is above-ground forest biomass rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Above-ground forest biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Above-ground biomass in forest (tonnes per hectare).