Forest land — Area in Eritrea
Eritrea: Forest land — Area was 1,442 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Area in Eritrea, 1993–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — area in Eritrea stood at 1,442 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 33 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 land — area in Eritrea peaked at 1,633 1000 ha in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1,442 1000 ha, in 2025.
Eritrea ranks 120th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,615 1000 ha | 1,597 1000 ha | 1,633 1000 ha | 7 |
| 2000s | 1,565 1000 ha | 1,538 1000 ha | 1,592 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,505 1000 ha | 1,478 1000 ha | 1,532 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,457 1000 ha | 1,442 1000 ha | 1,472 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 117 Slovakia 1,940 1000 ha compare
- 118 Bangladesh 1,873 1000 ha compare
- 119 Algeria 1,691 1000 ha compare
- 121 Belize 1,315 1000 ha compare
- 122 Switzerland 1,267 1000 ha compare
- 123 Kyrgyzstan 1,255 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Eritrea
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 3.12 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 21.59 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 83 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 57.12 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 90.89 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 6,900 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.02 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1.36 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 9.09 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 690 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Eritrea?
- Forest land — area in Eritrea was 1,442 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 1,633 1000 ha in 1993.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,442 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Eritrea rank for forest land — area?
- Eritrea ranks 120th out of 231 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest 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.