Land use hidden — Other areas in Eritrea
Eritrea: Land use hidden — Other areas was 34,800 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — other areas in Eritrea is 34,800 Square kilometres, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas in Eritrea peaked at 34,924 Square kilometres in 2004 and was at its lowest, 14,240 Square kilometres, in 2003.
Eritrea ranks 77th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Other areas in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 15,594 Square kilometres | — |
| 1994 | 15,566 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 15,587 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 16,309 Square kilometres | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 16,121 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 15,082 Square kilometres | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 15,114 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 14,515 Square kilometres | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 14,527 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 14,559 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 14,240 Square kilometres | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 34,924 Square kilometres | +145.3% |
| 2005 | 34,779 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 34,289 Square kilometres | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 34,349 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 34,406 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 34,249 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 34,276 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 34,332 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 34,357 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 34,356 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 34,374 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 34,458 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 34,478 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 34,504 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 34,542 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 34,576 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 34,568 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 34,737 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 34,769 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 34,800 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 34,800 Square kilometres is above the median for low income countries, which is 34,797 Square kilometres, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 34,800 Square kilometres is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27,825 Square kilometres, 1.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Other areas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +145.3% | 14,240 Square kilometres | 34,924 Square kilometres |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,625 Square kilometres | 15,082 Square kilometres | 16,309 Square kilometres | 7 |
| 2000s | 26,484 Square kilometres | 14,240 Square kilometres | 34,924 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 34,425 Square kilometres | 34,276 Square kilometres | 34,576 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 34,719 Square kilometres | 34,568 Square kilometres | 34,800 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
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 — other areas in Eritrea?
- Land use hidden — other areas in Eritrea was 34,800 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 34,924 Square kilometres in 2004.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,240 Square kilometres in 2003.
- How does Eritrea rank for land use hidden — other areas?
- Eritrea ranks 77th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 — Other areas. 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