Cropland — Area in Eritrea
Eritrea: Cropland — Area was 691.36 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Area in Eritrea, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 691.36 1000 ha for cropland — area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area in Eritrea peaked at 691.65 1000 ha in 2009 and was at its lowest, 371 1000 ha, in 1996.
Eritrea ranks 142nd of 252 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.
Cropland — Area in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 499.53 1000 ha | — |
| 1994 | 439 1000 ha | -12.1% |
| 1995 | 440 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 371 1000 ha | -15.7% |
| 1997 | 393 1000 ha | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 500 1000 ha | +27.2% |
| 1999 | 499.76 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 561.8 1000 ha | +12.4% |
| 2001 | 563.88 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 564.08 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 598.96 1000 ha | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 599.94 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 621.91 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 671.96 1000 ha | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 671.87 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 671.74 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 691.65 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 691.57 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 691.5 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 691.38 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 691.36 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 691.33 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 691.34 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 691.35 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 691.34 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 691.34 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 691.38 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 691.36 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 691.36 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 691.37 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 691.36 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 691.36 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 691.36 1000 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 3,640 1000 ha, 19% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 691.36 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,830 1000 ha, 24% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland — Area 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 | +27.2% | 393 1000 ha | 500 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 448.9 1000 ha | 371 1000 ha | 500 1000 ha | 7 |
| 2000s | 621.78 1000 ha | 561.8 1000 ha | 691.65 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 691.39 1000 ha | 691.33 1000 ha | 691.57 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 691.36 1000 ha | 691.36 1000 ha | 691.37 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 cropland — area in Eritrea?
- Cropland — area in Eritrea was 691.36 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 691.65 1000 ha in 2009.
- What is the lowest cropland — area recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 371 1000 ha in 1996.
- How does Eritrea rank for cropland — area?
- Eritrea ranks 142nd out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. 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 Cropland — 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.