Annual change in forest area in Eritrea
Eritrea: Annual change in forest area was -5,980 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
-5,980 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
185th
of 235 countries
All-time high
-5,979 hectares
in 2001
All-time low
-5,980 hectares
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025
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.
Annual change in forest area in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -5,980 hectares | — |
| 1992 | -5,980 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -5,980 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -5,980 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -5,980 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -5,980 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -5,980 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -5,980 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -5,980 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -5,980 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -5,979 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -5,979 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -5,979 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -5,979 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -5,979 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -5,979 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -5,979 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -5,979 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -5,979 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -5,979 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -5,980 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | -5,980 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -5,980 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -5,980 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -5,980 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -5,980 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -5,980 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -5,980 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -5,980 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -5,980 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -5,980 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | -5,980 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -5,980 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -5,980 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -5,980 hectares | -0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's -5,980 hectares is above the median for low income countries, which is -19,726 hectares, 30% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's -5,980 hectares is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -7,546 hectares, 79% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 |
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 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.