Above-ground biomass in forest in Eritrea
Eritrea: Above-ground biomass in forest was 71.6 t per ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
71.6 t per ha
World rank
170th
of 222 countries
All-time high
71.6 t per ha
in 2020
All-time low
71.58 t per ha
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Above-ground biomass in forest in Eritrea, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in t per ha.
Analysis
In 2025, above-ground biomass in forest in Eritrea stood at 71.6 t per ha. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, above-ground biomass in forest in Eritrea peaked at 71.6 t per ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 71.58 t per ha, in 1990.
That places Eritrea 170th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Above-ground biomass in forest in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | t per ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 71.58 t per ha | — |
| 2000 | 71.58 t per ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 71.59 t per ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 71.59 t per ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 71.6 t per ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 71.6 t per ha | +0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 71.6 t per ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 87.36 t per ha, 82% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 71.6 t per ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 90.44 t per ha, 79% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.58 t per ha | 71.58 t per ha | 71.58 t per ha | 1 |
| 2000s | 71.58 t per ha | 71.58 t per ha | 71.58 t per ha | 1 |
| 2010s | 71.59 t per ha | 71.59 t per ha | 71.59 t per ha | 2 |
| 2020s | 71.6 t per ha | 71.6 t per ha | 71.6 t per ha | 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 biomass in forest in Eritrea?
- Above-ground biomass in forest in Eritrea was 71.6 t per ha in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest above-ground biomass in forest recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 71.6 t per ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest above-ground biomass in forest recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.58 t per ha in 1990.
- How does Eritrea rank for above-ground biomass in forest?
- Eritrea ranks 170th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is above-ground biomass in forest 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Above-ground biomass in forest (tonnes per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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