Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Eritrea
Eritrea: Cropland — Share in Agricultural land was 9.11 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Eritrea, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — share in agricultural land in Eritrea is 9.11 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in agricultural land in Eritrea peaked at 9.11 % in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5.06 %, in 1996.
That places Eritrea 230th out of 252 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 6.75 % | — |
| 1994 | 5.93 % | -12.1% |
| 1995 | 5.94 % | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 5.06 % | -14.8% |
| 1997 | 5.34 % | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 6.7 % | +25.5% |
| 1999 | 6.69 % | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 7.46 % | +11.5% |
| 2001 | 7.49 % | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 7.49 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7.92 % | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 8 % | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 8.27 % | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 8.87 % | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 8.87 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8.87 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9.11 % | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 9.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9.11 % | +0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 9.11 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 38.26 %, 24% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 9.11 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.53 %, 22% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.06 % | 5.06 % | 6.75 % | 7 |
| 2000s | 8.23 % | 7.46 % | 9.11 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.11 % | 9.11 % | 9.11 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.11 % | 9.11 % | 9.11 % | 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 — share in agricultural land in Eritrea?
- Cropland — share in agricultural land in Eritrea was 9.11 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 9.11 % in 2009.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.06 % in 1996.
- How does Eritrea rank for cropland — share in agricultural land?
- Eritrea ranks 230th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.