Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Eritrea
Eritrea: Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre was 0.0571 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Eritrea, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Eritrea stood at 0.0571 Square kilometres per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Eritrea peaked at 0.0594 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0367 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 1996.
That places Eritrea 126th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0495 Square kilometres per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0.0435 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0436 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0367 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0389 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0495 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +27.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0495 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0557 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0559 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0559 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0594 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0496 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0514 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0555 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0555 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0555 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0572 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0572 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0571 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0572 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0572 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0572 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0571 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0572 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0572 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0572 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0572 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0572 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0571 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0571 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0571 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.0571 Square kilometres per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1325 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 43% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.0571 Square kilometres per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1539 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 37% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Eritrea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +27.2% | 0.0389 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0495 Square kilometres per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0445 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0367 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0495 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0552 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0496 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0594 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0572 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0571 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0572 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0571 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0571 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0572 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 123 Georgia 0.0622 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 124 Sweden 0.0621 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 125 Belize 0.0579 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 127 Bermuda 0.0556 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 128 Bolivia 0.0537 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 129 Zambia 0.0516 Square kilometres 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)
- 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 use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Eritrea?
- Land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Eritrea was 0.0571 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0594 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2003.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0367 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1996.
- How does Eritrea rank for land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre?
- Eritrea ranks 126th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Cropland 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 use hidden — Cropland ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Cropland Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- 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 use hidden — Cropland 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.