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 146th of 201 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.
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 |
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More environment data for Eritrea
- 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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.2 ha/cap (2024)
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 146th out of 201 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.