Annual change forest area in Eritrea
Eritrea: Annual change forest area was -5,980 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
-5,980
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
185th
of 235 countries
All-time high
-5,979
in 2001
All-time low
-5,980
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Annual change forest area in Eritrea, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change forest area in Eritrea stood at -5,980. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change forest area in Eritrea peaked at -5,979 in 2001 and was at its lowest, -5,980, in 1991.
That places Eritrea 185th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Annual change forest area in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -5,980 | — |
| 1992 | -5,980 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -5,980 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -5,980 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -5,980 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -5,980 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -5,980 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -5,980 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -5,980 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -5,980 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -5,979 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -5,979 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -5,979 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -5,979 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -5,979 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -5,979 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -5,979 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -5,979 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -5,979 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -5,979 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -5,980 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | -5,980 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -5,980 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -5,980 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -5,980 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -5,980 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -5,980 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -5,980 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -5,980 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -5,980 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -5,980 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | -5,980 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -5,980 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -5,980 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -5,980 | -0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's -5,980 is above the median for low income countries, which is -19,726, 30% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's -5,980 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -7,546, 79% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -5,980 | -5,980 | -5,980 | 9 |
| 2000s | -5,979 | -5,980 | -5,979 | 10 |
| 2010s | -5,980 | -5,980 | -5,979 | 10 |
| 2020s | -5,980 | -5,980 | -5,980 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More environment data for Eritrea
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0033 hectares per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 1.91 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 57.12 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6471 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change forest area in Eritrea?
- Annual change forest area in Eritrea was -5,980 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change forest area recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was -5,979 in 2001.
- What is the lowest annual change forest area recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was -5,980 in 1991.
- How does Eritrea rank for annual change forest area?
- Eritrea ranks 185th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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