Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Eritrea
Eritrea: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0569 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Eritrea, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Eritrea is 0.0569 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Eritrea peaked at 0.069 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0569 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2021.
That places Eritrea 13th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0683 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0.069 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.069 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.069 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.069 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.069 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.069 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.069 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.069 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.069 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.069 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.057 1000 ha per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 2005 | 0.057 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.057 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.057 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.057 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.057 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.057 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.057 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.057 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.057 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.057 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.057 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.057 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.057 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.057 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.057 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.057 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0569 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0569 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0569 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.0569 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0294 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.0569 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0284 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0689 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0683 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.069 1000 ha per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0618 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.057 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.069 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.057 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.057 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.057 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.057 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0569 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.057 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 10 Kazakhstan 0.0679 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 11 Madagascar 0.0641 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 12 Eswatini 0.0581 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 14 Ireland 0.0544 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 15 Sudan 0.049 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 16 Uzbekistan 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- 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 square kilometre in Eritrea?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Eritrea was 0.0569 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.069 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1994.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0569 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Eritrea rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre?
- Eritrea ranks 13th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.