Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Eritrea
Eritrea: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 0.69 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Eritrea, 1993–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for planted forest — share in forest land in Eritrea is 0.69 %, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Eritrea peaked at 0.69 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.61 %, in 1993.
Eritrea ranks 165th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6186 % | 0.61 % | 0.63 % | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.64 % | 0.63 % | 0.65 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.665 % | 0.65 % | 0.68 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.685 % | 0.68 % | 0.69 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More environment data for Eritrea
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 3.12 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 21.59 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 83 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 57.12 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 90.89 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 6,900 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.02 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1.36 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 9.09 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 690 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — share in forest land in Eritrea?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Eritrea was 0.69 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.69 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.61 % in 1993.
- How does Eritrea rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Eritrea ranks 165th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — Share in Forest 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.