Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in Eritrea
Eritrea: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita was 0.002 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in Eritrea, 1993–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Eritrea is 0.002 1000 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Eritrea peaked at 0.0037 1000 ha per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.002 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
Eritrea ranks 16th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0037 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.0036 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0034 1000 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0033 1000 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0031 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0031 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.003 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0026 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0026 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.002 1000 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0006 1000 ha per person, 3.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.002 1000 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0005 1000 ha per person, 3.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0034 1000 ha per person | 0.0031 1000 ha per person | 0.0037 1000 ha per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | 0.0031 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.002 1000 ha per person | 0.002 1000 ha per person | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | 5 |
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.551 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Eritrea?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Eritrea was 0.002 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0037 1000 ha per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.002 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Eritrea rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 16th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.