Country area — Area in Eritrea
Eritrea: Country area — Area was 12,163 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Country area — Area in Eritrea, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 12,163 1000 ha for country area — area in 2024.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, country area — area in Eritrea peaked at 12,164 1000 ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11,760 1000 ha, in 1993.
Eritrea ranks 117th of 267 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Country area — Area in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 11,760 1000 ha | — |
| 1994 | 11,760 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 11,760 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 11,760 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 11,760 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 11,760 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 11,760 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 11,760 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 11,760 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 11,760 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 11,760 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12,163 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 12,163 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12,163 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12,163 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12,163 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12,163 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12,164 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12,164 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12,163 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 12,164 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12,163 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 12,164 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12,163 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 12,163 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12,164 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12,164 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12,163 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 12,163 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12,163 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12,163 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12,163 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 12,163 1000 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 52,797 1000 ha, 23% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 12,163 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27,420 1000 ha, 44% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,760 1000 ha | 11,760 1000 ha | 11,760 1000 ha | 7 |
| 2000s | 12,002 1000 ha | 11,760 1000 ha | 12,163 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,164 1000 ha | 12,163 1000 ha | 12,164 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,163 1000 ha | 12,163 1000 ha | 12,163 1000 ha | 5 |
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 country area — area in Eritrea?
- Country area — area in Eritrea was 12,163 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest country area — area recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 12,164 1000 ha in 2010.
- What is the lowest country area — area recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,760 1000 ha in 1993.
- How does Eritrea rank for country area — area?
- Eritrea ranks 117th out of 267 countries with data for 2024.
- Is country area — area rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Country area — 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.