Planted Forest — Area in Eritrea
Eritrea: Planted Forest — Area was 10 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Planted Forest — Area in Eritrea, 1993–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for planted forest — area in Eritrea is 10 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in Eritrea peaked at 10 1000 ha in 1993 and was at its lowest, 10 1000 ha, in 1993.
That places Eritrea 162nd out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Planted Forest — Area in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 10 1000 ha | — |
| 1994 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 10 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 10 1000 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 121.61 1000 ha, 8% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 10 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 111.45 1000 ha, 9% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10 1000 ha | 10 1000 ha | 10 1000 ha | 7 |
| 2000s | 10 1000 ha | 10 1000 ha | 10 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 10 1000 ha | 10 1000 ha | 10 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 10 1000 ha | 10 1000 ha | 10 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 159 United Arab Emirates 13.61 1000 ha compare
- 160 Timor-Leste 11.73 1000 ha compare
- 160 East Timor 11.73 1000 ha compare
- 163 French Polynesia 9.46 1000 ha compare
- 164 El Salvador 8.88 1000 ha compare
- 165 Lesotho 8.67 1000 ha 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)
- 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 planted forest — area in Eritrea?
- Planted forest — area in Eritrea was 10 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 10 1000 ha in 1993.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 1000 ha in 1993.
- How does Eritrea rank for planted forest — area?
- Eritrea ranks 162nd out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area 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 Planted 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.