Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Eritrea
Eritrea: Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest was 9,978 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest 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 — naturally regenerating forest in Eritrea is 9,978 Square kilometres, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Eritrea peaked at 11,273 Square kilometres in 1993 and was at its lowest, 9,978 Square kilometres, in 2023.
Eritrea ranks 103rd of 189 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 — Naturally regenerating forest in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 11,273 Square kilometres | — |
| 1994 | 11,230 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 11,188 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 11,145 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 11,102 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 11,060 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 11,017 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 10,975 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 10,936 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 10,896 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 10,857 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 10,818 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 10,779 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 10,740 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 10,701 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 10,662 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 10,623 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 10,584 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 10,532 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 10,480 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 10,428 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 10,376 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 10,325 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 10,285 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 10,241 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 10,212 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 10,170 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 10,119 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 10,074 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 10,024 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 9,978 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 9,978 Square kilometres is below the median for low income countries, which is 22,493 Square kilometres, 44% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 9,978 Square kilometres is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 59,417 Square kilometres, 17% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,145 Square kilometres | 11,017 Square kilometres | 11,273 Square kilometres | 7 |
| 2000s | 10,799 Square kilometres | 10,623 Square kilometres | 10,975 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,363 Square kilometres | 10,170 Square kilometres | 10,584 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,049 Square kilometres | 9,978 Square kilometres | 10,119 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 100 Switzerland 11,339 Square kilometres compare
- 101 Kyrgyzstan 11,144 Square kilometres compare
- 102 Portugal 10,560 Square kilometres compare
- 104 Saudi Arabia 9,770 Square kilometres compare
- 105 Niger 9,124 Square kilometres compare
- 106 Azerbaijan 8,515 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 — naturally regenerating forest in Eritrea?
- Land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Eritrea was 9,978 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 11,273 Square kilometres in 1993.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,978 Square kilometres in 2023.
- How does Eritrea rank for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest?
- Eritrea ranks 103rd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. 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 — Naturally regenerating 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