Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Eritrea
Eritrea: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Eritrea, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre for arable land — area, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Eritrea peaked at 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1996.
Eritrea ranks 114th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0.0043 1000 ha per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0043 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +27.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0116 1000 ha per square kilometre, 49% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre, 52% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land — Area, per square kilometre 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 | +27.4% | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 111 Sweden 0.0062 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 112 Tajikistan 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 113 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0058 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 115 Bermuda 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 116 Mali 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 117 Liberia 0.0052 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 arable land — area, per square kilometre in Eritrea?
- Arable land — area, per square kilometre in Eritrea was 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2003.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1996.
- How does Eritrea rank for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- Eritrea ranks 114th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable 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 rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable 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.
Arable land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arable 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
Arable 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.