Forest area as share of land area in Eritrea
Eritrea: Forest area as share of land area was 11.9 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area as share of land area in Eritrea, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 11.9 for forest area as share of land area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as share of land area in Eritrea peaked at 13.63 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 11.9, in 2025.
That places Eritrea 158th out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.41 | 13.18 | 13.63 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.91 | 12.69 | 13.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.42 | 12.2 | 12.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.02 | 11.9 | 12.15 | 6 |
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More environment data for Eritrea
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 57.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Standard Deviation 0.531 °C (2023)
- Temperature change 0.012 °C (2023)
- Agricultural land — Area 7,591 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 0 t (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 7,591 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 12,080 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 12,163 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 83 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as share of land area in Eritrea?
- Forest area as share of land area in Eritrea was 11.9 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area as share of land area recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 13.63 in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as share of land area recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9 in 2025.
- How does Eritrea rank for forest area as share of land area?
- Eritrea ranks 158th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as share of land area rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area as share of land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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