Forest land — Share in Land area in Eritrea
Eritrea: Forest land — Share in Land area was 11.99 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Share in Land area in Eritrea, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 11.99 % for forest land — share in land area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Eritrea peaked at 16.17 % in 1993 and was at its lowest, 11.99 %, in 2024.
That places Eritrea 175th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.99 % | 15.82 % | 16.17 % | 7 |
| 2000s | 13.98 % | 12.73 % | 15.76 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.46 % | 12.23 % | 12.68 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.09 % | 11.99 % | 12.18 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
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 — share in land area in Eritrea?
- Forest land — share in land area in Eritrea was 11.99 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 16.17 % in 1993.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.99 % in 2024.
- How does Eritrea rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Eritrea ranks 175th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. 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 — Share in 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.