Annual change in forest area in Eritrea
Eritrea: Annual change in forest area was -5,980 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Annual change in forest area in Eritrea, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in forest area in Eritrea stood at -5,980 hectares. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Eritrea peaked at -5,979 hectares in 2001 and was at its lowest, -5,980 hectares, in 1991.
That places Eritrea 185th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -5,980 hectares | -5,980 hectares | -5,980 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | -5,979 hectares | -5,980 hectares | -5,979 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | -5,980 hectares | -5,980 hectares | -5,979 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | -5,980 hectares | -5,980 hectares | -5,980 hectares | 6 |
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More environment data for Eritrea
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 6.58 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.86 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 3.15 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1944 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.4952 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 4.53 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.685 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area in Eritrea?
- Annual change in forest area in Eritrea was -5,980 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was -5,979 hectares in 2001.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was -5,980 hectares in 1991.
- How does Eritrea rank for annual change in forest area?
- Eritrea ranks 185th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.