Forest area in Eritrea
Eritrea: Forest area was 1,442 ha th in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1,442 ha th
World rank
126th
of 255 countries
All-time high
1,651 ha th
in 1990
All-time low
1,442 ha th
in 2025
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area in Eritrea, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 1,442 ha th for forest area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Eritrea peaked at 1,651 ha th in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,442 ha th, in 2025.
That places Eritrea 126th out of 255 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Forest area in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | ha th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,651 ha th | — |
| 2000 | 1,592 ha th | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 1,532 ha th | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 1,502 ha th | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 1,472 ha th | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 1,442 ha th | -2.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 1,442 ha th is below the median for low income countries, which is 2,436 ha th, 59% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 1,442 ha th is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,914 ha th, 37% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,651 ha th | 1,651 ha th | 1,651 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,592 ha th | 1,592 ha th | 1,592 ha th | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,517 ha th | 1,502 ha th | 1,532 ha th | 2 |
| 2020s | 1,457 ha th | 1,442 ha th | 1,472 ha th | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 123 Slovakia 1,940 ha th compare
- 124 Bangladesh 1,873 ha th compare
- 125 Algeria 1,691 ha th compare
- 127 Belize 1,315 ha th compare
- 128 Switzerland 1,267 ha th compare
- 129 Kyrgyzstan 1,255 ha th compare
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 forest area in Eritrea?
- Forest area in Eritrea was 1,442 ha th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 1,651 ha th in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,442 ha th in 2025.
- How does Eritrea rank for forest area?
- Eritrea ranks 126th out of 255 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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