Land area — Area, per capita in Eritrea
Eritrea: Land area — Area, per capita was 0.0034 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land area — Area, per capita in Eritrea, 1993–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 0.0034 1000 ha per person for land area — area, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area, per capita in Eritrea peaked at 0.0054 1000 ha per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0034 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
Eritrea ranks 42nd of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Land area — Area, per capita in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0054 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.0053 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.005 1000 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0047 1000 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0047 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0046 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0046 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0044 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0042 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.004 1000 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0046 1000 ha per person | +14.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0044 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0042 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0041 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.004 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.004 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0038 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0038 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0037 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0037 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0036 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0035 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0035 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0034 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.0034 1000 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0016 1000 ha per person, 2.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.0034 1000 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0016 1000 ha per person, 2.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0049 1000 ha per person | 0.0046 1000 ha per person | 0.0054 1000 ha per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0044 1000 ha per person | 0.004 1000 ha per person | 0.0046 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | 0.0037 1000 ha per person | 0.0041 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0035 1000 ha per person | 0.0034 1000 ha per person | 0.0037 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More environment data for Eritrea
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0033 hectares per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 1.91 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 57.12 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6471 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area — area, per capita in Eritrea?
- Land area — area, per capita in Eritrea was 0.0034 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area — area, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0054 1000 ha per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest land area — area, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0034 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Eritrea rank for land area — area, per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 42nd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area, per capita rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.