Arable land — Area, per capita in Eritrea
Eritrea: Arable land — Area, per capita was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area, per capita in Eritrea, 1993–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 0.0002 1000 ha per person for arable land — area, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per capita in Eritrea peaked at 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 1000 ha per person, in 1996.
Eritrea ranks 60th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per capita in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -14.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -19.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +25.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +10.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.0002 1000 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.0002 1000 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land — Area, per capita in Eritrea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +25.7% | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 57 Azerbaijan 0.0002 1000 ha per person compare
- 58 Myanmar 0.0002 1000 ha per person compare
- 59 South Sudan 0.0002 1000 ha per person compare
- 61 South Africa 0.0002 1000 ha per person compare
- 62 Morocco 0.0002 1000 ha per person compare
- 63 Malawi 0.0002 1000 ha per person 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)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Cropland — Area, per capita 0.0002 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, per capita in Eritrea?
- Arable land — area, per capita in Eritrea was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 1996.
- How does Eritrea rank for arable land — area, per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 60th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area, per capita rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. 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 Arable land — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arable land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Arable land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.