Land use hidden — Land area in Eritrea
Eritrea: Land use hidden — Land area was 121,178 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Land area in Eritrea, 1993–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — land area in Eritrea is 121,178 Square kilometres, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area in Eritrea peaked at 121,178 Square kilometres in 2021 and was at its lowest, 101,000 Square kilometres, in 1993.
That places Eritrea 89th out of 202 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 — Land area in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 101,000 Square kilometres | — |
| 1994 | 101,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 101,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 101,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 101,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 101,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 101,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 101,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 101,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 101,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 101,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 120,983 Square kilometres | +19.8% |
| 2005 | 121,025 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 121,004 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 121,033 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 121,058 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 121,070 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 121,065 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 121,089 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 121,082 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 121,049 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 121,036 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 121,089 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 121,078 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 121,071 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 121,078 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 121,080 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 121,041 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 121,178 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 121,178 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 121,178 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 121,178 Square kilometres is below the median for low income countries, which is 237,060 Square kilometres, 51% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 121,178 Square kilometres is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 265,635 Square kilometres, 46% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 101,000 Square kilometres | 101,000 Square kilometres | 101,000 Square kilometres | 7 |
| 2000s | 113,017 Square kilometres | 101,000 Square kilometres | 121,070 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 121,072 Square kilometres | 121,036 Square kilometres | 121,089 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 121,144 Square kilometres | 121,041 Square kilometres | 121,178 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 86 Tajikistan 138,790 Square kilometres compare
- 87 Bangladesh 129,980 Square kilometres compare
- 88 Greece 128,900 Square kilometres compare
- 90 North Korea 120,410 Square kilometres compare
- 91 Nicaragua 120,340 Square kilometres compare
- 92 Benin 112,760 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 — land area in Eritrea?
- Land use hidden — land area in Eritrea was 121,178 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 121,178 Square kilometres in 2021.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 101,000 Square kilometres in 1993.
- How does Eritrea rank for land use hidden — land area?
- Eritrea ranks 89th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — Land area. 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