Arable land — Area in Eritrea
Eritrea: Arable land — Area was 690 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Eritrea, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 690 1000 ha for arable land — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Eritrea peaked at 690 1000 ha in 2009 and was at its lowest, 369 1000 ha, in 1996.
Eritrea ranks 127th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 447 1000 ha | 369 1000 ha | 498 1000 ha | 7 |
| 2000s | 619.9 1000 ha | 560 1000 ha | 690 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 690 1000 ha | 690 1000 ha | 690 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 690 1000 ha | 690 1000 ha | 690 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Eritrea
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 3.12 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 21.59 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 83 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 57.12 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 90.89 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 6,900 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.02 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1.36 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 9.09 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.2 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Eritrea?
- Arable land — area in Eritrea was 690 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 690 1000 ha in 2009.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 369 1000 ha in 1996.
- How does Eritrea rank for arable land — area?
- Eritrea ranks 127th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.