Cropland — Area per capita in Eritrea
Eritrea: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.2 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Eritrea, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — area per capita in Eritrea stood at 0.2 ha/cap.
The figure is down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Eritrea peaked at 0.27 ha/cap in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.17 ha/cap, in 1996.
Eritrea ranks 99th of 250 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Cropland — Area per capita in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.27 ha/cap | — |
| 1994 | 0.23 ha/cap | -14.8% |
| 1995 | 0.22 ha/cap | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.17 ha/cap | -22.7% |
| 1997 | 0.18 ha/cap | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 0.23 ha/cap | +27.8% |
| 1999 | 0.23 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.25 ha/cap | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 0.24 ha/cap | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.23 ha/cap | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.23 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.25 ha/cap | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 0.24 ha/cap | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.23 ha/cap | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.23 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.23 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.22 ha/cap | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.21 ha/cap | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2 ha/cap | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.2 ha/cap is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.21 ha/cap, 95% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.2 ha/cap is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2 ha/cap, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2186 ha/cap | 0.17 ha/cap | 0.27 ha/cap | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.24 ha/cap | 0.23 ha/cap | 0.25 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.222 ha/cap | 0.21 ha/cap | 0.23 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.204 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 0.21 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 99 Malawi 0.2 ha/cap compare
- 99 Samoa 0.2 ha/cap compare
- 102 Afghanistan 0.19 ha/cap compare
- 102 Gabon 0.19 ha/cap compare
- 102 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.19 ha/cap compare
- 102 Kyrgyzstan 0.19 ha/cap compare
- 102 Marshall Islands 0.19 ha/cap compare
- 102 Mexico 0.19 ha/cap compare
- 102 Nigeria 0.19 ha/cap compare
- 102 South Africa 0.19 ha/cap compare
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 per capita in Eritrea?
- Cropland — area per capita in Eritrea was 0.2 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.27 ha/cap in 1993.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.17 ha/cap in 1996.
- How does Eritrea rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 99th out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. 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, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. 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.