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 129th of 249 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.
Forest land — Area in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1,633 1000 ha | — |
| 1994 | 1,627 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 1,621 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 1,615 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 1,609 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 1,603 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 1,597 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 1,592 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 1,586 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 1,580 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1,574 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1,568 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1,562 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1,556 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1,550 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1,544 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1,538 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 1,532 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1,526 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1,520 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1,514 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 1,508 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1,502 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1,496 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1,490 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1,484 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1,478 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 1,472 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1,466 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1,460 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1,454 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 1,448 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 1,442 1000 ha | -0.4% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 1,442 1000 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 2,436 1000 ha, 59% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 1,442 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,914 1000 ha, 37% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
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
- 126 Slovakia 1,940 1000 ha compare
- 127 Bangladesh 1,873 1000 ha compare
- 128 Algeria 1,691 1000 ha compare
- 130 Belize 1,315 1000 ha compare
- 131 Switzerland 1,267 1000 ha compare
- 132 Kyrgyzstan 1,255 1000 ha 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 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 129th out of 249 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.