Cropland — Share in Land area in Eritrea
Eritrea: Cropland — Share in Land area was 5.72 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Land area in Eritrea, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 5.72 % for cropland — share in land area in 2024.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Eritrea peaked at 5.93 % in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.67 %, in 1996.
That places Eritrea 191st 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 Land area in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 4.95 % | — |
| 1994 | 4.35 % | -12.1% |
| 1995 | 4.36 % | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 3.67 % | -15.8% |
| 1997 | 3.89 % | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 4.95 % | +27.2% |
| 1999 | 4.95 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5.56 % | +12.3% |
| 2001 | 5.58 % | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 5.58 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.93 % | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 4.97 % | -16.2% |
| 2005 | 5.15 % | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 5.56 % | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 5.56 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.56 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.72 % | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 5.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5.72 % | +0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 5.72 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 12.39 %, 46% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 5.72 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.37 %, 43% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.45 % | 3.67 % | 4.95 % | 7 |
| 2000s | 5.52 % | 4.97 % | 5.93 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.72 % | 5.72 % | 5.72 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.72 % | 5.72 % | 5.72 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More environment data for Eritrea
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0033 hectares per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 1.91 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 57.12 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6471 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in land area in Eritrea?
- Cropland — share in land area in Eritrea was 5.72 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 5.93 % in 2003.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.67 % in 1996.
- How does Eritrea rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Eritrea ranks 191st out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area 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 Land 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.