Land use hidden — Forest in Eritrea
Eritrea: Land use hidden — Forest was 10,458 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Forest in Eritrea, 1993–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — forest in Eritrea stood at 10,458 Square kilometres. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — forest in Eritrea peaked at 11,406 Square kilometres in 1993 and was at its lowest, 10,458 Square kilometres, in 2023.
Eritrea ranks 107th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Forest in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 11,406 Square kilometres | — |
| 1994 | 11,374 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 11,343 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 11,311 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 11,279 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 11,248 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 11,216 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 11,185 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 11,153 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 11,121 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 11,090 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 11,058 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 11,027 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 10,995 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 10,963 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 10,932 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 10,900 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 10,869 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 10,837 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 10,805 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 10,774 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 10,742 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 10,711 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 10,679 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 10,647 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 10,616 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 10,584 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 10,553 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 10,521 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 10,489 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 10,458 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 10,458 Square kilometres is below the median for low income countries, which is 23,449 Square kilometres, 45% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 10,458 Square kilometres is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60,677 Square kilometres, 17% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,311 Square kilometres | 11,216 Square kilometres | 11,406 Square kilometres | 7 |
| 2000s | 11,042 Square kilometres | 10,900 Square kilometres | 11,185 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,726 Square kilometres | 10,584 Square kilometres | 10,869 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,505 Square kilometres | 10,458 Square kilometres | 10,553 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 104 Afghanistan 12,084 Square kilometres compare
- 105 Togo 12,004 Square kilometres compare
- 106 Azerbaijan 11,664 Square kilometres compare
- 108 Niger 10,424 Square kilometres compare
- 109 North Macedonia 10,015 Square kilometres compare
- 110 Saudi Arabia 9,770 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)
- 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 — forest in Eritrea?
- Land use hidden — forest in Eritrea was 10,458 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — forest recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 11,406 Square kilometres in 1993.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — forest recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,458 Square kilometres in 2023.
- How does Eritrea rank for land use hidden — forest?
- Eritrea ranks 107th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — forest rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata