Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Eritrea
Eritrea: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 1,131 Square kilometres in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Eritrea, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 1,131 Square kilometres for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.9% on the previous year and up 822.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Eritrea peaked at 1,131 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 45.61 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Eritrea ranks 98th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 45.61 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 122.52 Square kilometres | +168.6% |
| 2015 | 240.42 Square kilometres | +96.2% |
| 2020 | 1,010 Square kilometres | +320.2% |
| 2022 | 1,131 Square kilometres | +11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.61 Square kilometres | 45.61 Square kilometres | 45.61 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 181.47 Square kilometres | 122.52 Square kilometres | 240.42 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 1,070 Square kilometres | 1,010 Square kilometres | 1,131 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 95 North Macedonia 1,270 Square kilometres compare
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- 99 Austria 1,121 Square kilometres compare
- 100 Namibia 1,101 Square kilometres compare
- 101 Turkmenistan 1,073 Square kilometres 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)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2010)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2010)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Eritrea?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Eritrea was 1,131 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 1,131 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.61 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Eritrea rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Eritrea ranks 98th out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 822.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation