Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Eritrea
Eritrea: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 1,432 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Eritrea, 1993–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, naturally regenerating forest — area in Eritrea stood at 1,432 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Eritrea peaked at 1,623 1000 ha in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1,432 1000 ha, in 2025.
Eritrea ranks 120th of 240 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1,623 1000 ha | — |
| 1994 | 1,617 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 1,611 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 1,605 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 1,599 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 1,593 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 1,587 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 1,582 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 1,576 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 1,570 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1,564 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1,558 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1,552 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1,546 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1,540 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1,534 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1,528 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 1,522 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1,516 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1,510 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1,504 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 1,498 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1,492 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1,486 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1,480 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1,474 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1,468 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 1,462 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1,456 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1,450 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1,444 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 1,438 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 1,432 1000 ha | -0.4% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 1,432 1000 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 2,412 1000 ha, 59% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 1,432 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,761 1000 ha, 38% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,605 1000 ha | 1,587 1000 ha | 1,623 1000 ha | 7 |
| 2000s | 1,555 1000 ha | 1,528 1000 ha | 1,582 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,495 1000 ha | 1,468 1000 ha | 1,522 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,447 1000 ha | 1,432 1000 ha | 1,462 1000 ha | 6 |
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 naturally regenerating forest — area in Eritrea?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Eritrea was 1,432 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 1,623 1000 ha in 1993.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,432 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Eritrea rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Eritrea ranks 120th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.