Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Eritrea
Eritrea: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 10,000 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Eritrea, 1993–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Eritrea stood at 10,000 hectares. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Eritrea peaked at 10,000 hectares in 1993 and was at its lowest, 10,000 hectares, in 1993.
That places Eritrea 143rd out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,000 hectares | 10,000 hectares | 10,000 hectares | 7 |
| 2000s | 10,000 hectares | 10,000 hectares | 10,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,000 hectares | 10,000 hectares | 10,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,000 hectares | 10,000 hectares | 10,000 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 140 Suriname 14,150 hectares compare
- 141 United Arab Emirates 13,610 hectares compare
- 142 East Timor 11,730 hectares compare
- 144 French Polynesia 9,460 hectares compare
- 145 El Salvador 8,880 hectares compare
- 146 Lesotho 8,670 hectares compare
More environment data for Eritrea
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 6.58 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.86 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 3.15 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1944 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.4952 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 4.53 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.685 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Eritrea?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Eritrea was 10,000 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 10,000 hectares in 1993.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,000 hectares in 1993.
- How does Eritrea rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Eritrea ranks 143rd out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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