Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre in Eritrea
Eritrea: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre in Eritrea, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre in Eritrea is 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre in Eritrea peaked at 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2011.
That places Eritrea 132nd out of 162 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 129 Burkina Faso 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 130 Mozambique 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 131 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 133 Montenegro 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 134 Finland 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 135 Belize 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 5.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 0.0018 million SLC per person (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, annual 5.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, per unit 0 million USD per US$ of GDP (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre in Eritrea?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre in Eritrea was 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1993.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2011.
- How does Eritrea rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre?
- Eritrea ranks 132nd out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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 equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 equipped for irrigation — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.