Arable land use per person in Eritrea
Eritrea: Arable land use per person was 0.1988 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Eritrea, 1993–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 0.1988 hectares per person for arable land use per person in 2023.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Eritrea peaked at 0.2683 hectares per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.1734 hectares per person, in 1996.
That places Eritrea 61st out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2173 hectares per person | 0.1734 hectares per person | 0.2683 hectares per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.2399 hectares per person | 0.2302 hectares per person | 0.2492 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.223 hectares per person | 0.213 hectares per person | 0.2343 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2042 hectares per person | 0.1988 hectares per person | 0.2096 hectares per person | 4 |
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More environment data for Eritrea
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 6.58 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.86 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 3.15 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1944 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.4952 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 4.53 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.685 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Eritrea?
- Arable land use per person in Eritrea was 0.1988 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2683 hectares per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1734 hectares per person in 1996.
- How does Eritrea rank for arable land use per person?
- Eritrea ranks 61st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.