Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Eritrea
Eritrea: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 3.12 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Eritrea, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Eritrea stood at 3.12 %.
The figure is up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Eritrea peaked at 5.93 % in 1996 and was at its lowest, 3.04 %, in 2009.
Eritrea ranks 160th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 4.4 % | — |
| 1994 | 5.01 % | +13.9% |
| 1995 | 5 % | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 5.93 % | +18.6% |
| 1997 | 5.6 % | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 4.4 % | -21.4% |
| 1999 | 4.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3.74 % | -15.0% |
| 2001 | 3.72 % | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 3.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.51 % | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 3.5 % | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 3.38 % | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 3.13 % | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 3.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.04 % | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 3.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.12 % | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 3.12 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.12 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.12 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.12 % | +0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 3.12 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.01 %, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 3.12 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.63 %, 1.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.96 % | 4.4 % | 5.93 % | 7 |
| 2000s | 3.4 % | 3.04 % | 3.74 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.04 % | 3.04 % | 3.04 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.12 % | 3.12 % | 3.12 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
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 equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Eritrea?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Eritrea was 3.12 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 5.93 % in 1996.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.04 % in 2009.
- How does Eritrea rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Eritrea ranks 160th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. 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.