How does Eritrea rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?

Eritrea ranks 155th out of 241 countries with data for 2022.

Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Eritrea?

Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. 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 Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Eritrea

Name: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Eritrea
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Eritrea: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 15.38 1000 ha in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)

15.38 1000 ha

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

155th

of 241 countries

All-time high

15.38 1000 ha

in 2020

All-time low

7.12 1000 ha

in 1993

Years of data

1993–2022

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Eritrea, 1993–2022

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Eritrea is 15.38 1000 ha, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

The figure is up 41.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Eritrea peaked at 15.38 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.12 1000 ha, in 1993.

That places Eritrea 155th out of 241 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	8.18 1000 ha	7.12 1000 ha	9.81 1000 ha	7
2000s	10.55 1000 ha	10.53 1000 ha	10.62 1000 ha	10
2010s	12.03 1000 ha	10.68 1000 ha	13.91 1000 ha	10
2020s	15.38 1000 ha	15.38 1000 ha	15.38 1000 ha	3

Countries ranked near Eritrea

152 Rwanda 16.89 1000 ha compare
153 China, Hong Kong SAR 16.29 1000 ha compare
154 South Sudan 15.84 1000 ha compare
156 Lao People's Democratic Republic 14.74 1000 ha compare
157 Burundi 13.92 1000 ha compare
158 Gambia 12.08 1000 ha compare

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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)
Arable land — Area 690 1000 ha (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Eritrea?: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Eritrea was 15.38 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Eritrea?: The highest recorded value was 15.38 1000 ha in 2020.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Eritrea?: The lowest recorded value was 7.12 1000 ha in 1993.
How does Eritrea rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: Eritrea ranks 155th out of 241 countries with data for 2022.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Eritrea?: Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. 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 Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 270 places, 8,231 data points, 1992–2022
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.