Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Eritrea
Eritrea: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 90.89 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Eritrea, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Eritrea is 90.89 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Eritrea peaked at 94.94 % in 1996 and was at its lowest, 90.89 %, in 2009.
That places Eritrea 26th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 93.25 % | — |
| 1994 | 94.07 % | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 94.06 % | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 94.94 % | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 94.66 % | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 93.3 % | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 93.31 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 92.54 % | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 92.51 % | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 92.51 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 92.08 % | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 92 % | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 91.73 % | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 91.13 % | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 91.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 91.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 90.89 % | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 90.89 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 90.89 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 90.89 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 90.89 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 90.89 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 90.89 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 90.89 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 90.89 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 90.89 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 90.89 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 90.89 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 90.89 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 90.89 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 90.89 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 90.89 % | +0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 90.89 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 61.74 %, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 90.89 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60.61 %, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.94 % | 93.25 % | 94.94 % | 7 |
| 2000s | 91.77 % | 90.89 % | 92.54 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.89 % | 90.89 % | 90.89 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.89 % | 90.89 % | 90.89 % | 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)
- 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 permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Eritrea?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Eritrea was 90.89 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 94.94 % in 1996.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.89 % in 2009.
- How does Eritrea rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Eritrea ranks 26th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land. 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.