Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP in Eritrea
Eritrea: Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP was 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP in 2011. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP in Eritrea, 1993–2011
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2011, arable land — area, per unit of gdp in Eritrea stood at 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 23.0% on the previous year and down 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per unit of gdp in Eritrea peaked at 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP, in 2011.
Eritrea ranks 9th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1994 | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | -22.8% |
| 1995 | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | -29.8% |
| 1997 | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | +17.3% |
| 1999 | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | -11.0% |
| 2004 | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | -21.4% |
| 2005 | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | -23.4% |
| 2010 | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | +16.8% |
| 2011 | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | -23.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP, 2.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 7 |
| 2000s | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2 |
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)
- 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 capita 0.0002 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, per unit of gdp in Eritrea?
- Arable land — area, per unit of gdp in Eritrea was 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP in 2011, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per unit of gdp recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP in 1993.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per unit of gdp recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- How does Eritrea rank for arable land — area, per unit of gdp?
- Eritrea ranks 9th out of 182 countries with data for 2011.
- Is arable land — area, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.3%. 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land — Area divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land — Area ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Arable land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Arable land — Area divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.