Land area — Area in Eritrea
Eritrea: Land area — Area was 12,080 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area — Area in Eritrea, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area — area in Eritrea is 12,080 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area in Eritrea peaked at 12,082 1000 ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 10,100 1000 ha, in 1993.
That places Eritrea 115th out of 267 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Land area — Area in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 10,100 1000 ha | — |
| 1994 | 10,100 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 10,100 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 10,100 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 10,100 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 10,100 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10,100 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10,100 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10,100 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10,100 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10,100 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12,082 1000 ha | +19.6% |
| 2005 | 12,082 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12,082 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12,082 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12,082 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12,082 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12,082 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12,082 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12,082 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12,082 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12,082 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12,082 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12,082 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12,082 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12,081 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 12,081 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12,081 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 12,080 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 12,080 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12,080 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12,080 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 12,080 1000 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 52,797 1000 ha, 23% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 12,080 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27,360 1000 ha, 44% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,100 1000 ha | 10,100 1000 ha | 10,100 1000 ha | 7 |
| 2000s | 11,289 1000 ha | 10,100 1000 ha | 12,082 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,082 1000 ha | 12,081 1000 ha | 12,082 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,080 1000 ha | 12,080 1000 ha | 12,081 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 112 Bangladesh 13,017 1000 ha compare
- 113 Greece 12,890 1000 ha compare
- 114 Czechoslovakia 12,536 1000 ha
- 116 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 12,041 1000 ha compare
- 117 Nicaragua 12,034 1000 ha compare
- 118 Benin 11,276 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 land area — area in Eritrea?
- Land area — area in Eritrea was 12,080 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area — area recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 12,082 1000 ha in 2004.
- What is the lowest land area — area recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,100 1000 ha in 1993.
- How does Eritrea rank for land area — area?
- Eritrea ranks 115th out of 267 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area — 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.