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.
Arable land use per person in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.2683 hectares per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.2283 hectares per person | -14.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2163 hectares per person | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1734 hectares per person | -19.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1817 hectares per person | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2284 hectares per person | +25.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2251 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2492 hectares per person | +10.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2431 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2349 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2394 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2302 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.233 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2478 hectares per person | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2442 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2379 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2389 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2343 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2301 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2272 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2244 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2229 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2222 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2208 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.219 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2161 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.213 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2096 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.206 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2024 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1988 hectares per person | -1.8% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.1988 hectares per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1837 hectares per person, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.1988 hectares per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1581 hectares per person, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land use per person 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% | 0.1817 hectares per person | 0.2284 hectares per person |
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 |
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6471 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.3665 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2011)
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.