Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation in Eritrea
Eritrea: Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation was -5,980 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
-5,980
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
185th
of 235 countries
All-time high
-5,979
in 2001
All-time low
-5,980
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation in Eritrea, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded -5,980 for domestic forest change vs imported deforestation in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic forest change vs imported deforestation in Eritrea peaked at -5,979 in 2001 and was at its lowest, -5,980, in 1991.
That places Eritrea 185th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -5,980 | — |
| 1992 | -5,980 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -5,980 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -5,980 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -5,980 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -5,980 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -5,980 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -5,980 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -5,980 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -5,980 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -5,979 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -5,979 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -5,979 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -5,979 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -5,979 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -5,979 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -5,979 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -5,979 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -5,979 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -5,979 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -5,980 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | -5,980 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -5,980 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -5,980 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -5,980 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -5,980 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -5,980 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -5,980 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -5,980 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -5,980 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -5,980 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | -5,980 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -5,980 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -5,980 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -5,980 | -0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's -5,980 is above the median for low income countries, which is -19,726, 30% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's -5,980 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -7,546, 79% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -5,980 | -5,980 | -5,980 | 9 |
| 2000s | -5,979 | -5,980 | -5,979 | 10 |
| 2010s | -5,980 | -5,980 | -5,979 | 10 |
| 2020s | -5,980 | -5,980 | -5,980 | 6 |
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 domestic forest change vs imported deforestation in Eritrea?
- Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation in Eritrea was -5,980 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest domestic forest change vs imported deforestation recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was -5,979 in 2001.
- What is the lowest domestic forest change vs imported deforestation recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was -5,980 in 1991.
- How does Eritrea rank for domestic forest change vs imported deforestation?
- Eritrea ranks 185th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is domestic forest change vs imported deforestation rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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