Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Eritrea
Eritrea: Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0626 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Eritrea, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Eritrea is 0.0626 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Eritrea peaked at 0.0749 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.062 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2004.
Eritrea ranks 31st of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0733 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0.0733 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0733 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0727 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0729 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0739 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0739 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0745 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0746 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0746 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0749 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.062 1000 ha per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0622 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0626 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0626 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0625 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0627 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0627 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0627 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0627 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0627 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0627 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0627 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0627 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0627 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0627 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0627 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0627 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0626 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0626 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0626 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.0626 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0573 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.0626 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0487 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0733 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0727 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0739 1000 ha per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0673 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.062 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0749 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0627 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0627 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0627 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0627 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0626 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0627 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 28 Haiti 0.0651 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 29 Malawi 0.065 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 30 Palestine 0.0649 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 32 Burkina Faso 0.0626 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 33 Tunisia 0.0621 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 34 Cuba 0.0617 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.551 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Eritrea?
- Agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Eritrea was 0.0626 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0749 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2003.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.062 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2004.
- How does Eritrea rank for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre?
- Eritrea ranks 31st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.