Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Eritrea
Eritrea: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Eritrea, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area, per square kilometre in Eritrea is 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, per square kilometre in Eritrea peaked at 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1996.
Eritrea ranks 133rd of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0.0043 1000 ha per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | +27.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre, 48% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre, 46% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland — Area, per square kilometre 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% | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 130 Georgia 0.006 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 131 Belize 0.0058 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 132 Mali 0.0058 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 134 Bermuda 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 135 Bahrain 0.0053 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 136 Zambia 0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.551 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area, per square kilometre in Eritrea?
- Cropland — area, per square kilometre in Eritrea was 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2003.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1996.
- How does Eritrea rank for cropland — area, per square kilometre?
- Eritrea ranks 133rd out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cropland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cropland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.