River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Eritrea
Eritrea: River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding was 0.9811 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022. ▬ Flat
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Eritrea, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of agricultural land area.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 0.9811 Percentage of agricultural land area for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Eritrea peaked at 0.9843 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.9686 Percentage of agricultural land area, in 2014.
That places Eritrea 124th out of 204 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Percentage of agricultural land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9703 Percentage of agricultural land area | — |
| 2001 | 0.9724 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9732 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9748 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9745 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9745 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9743 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9746 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9758 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9774 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9836 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9843 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9835 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.972 Percentage of agricultural land area | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9686 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9688 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9727 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9724 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9778 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9782 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9734 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9766 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9811 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.5% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.9811 Percentage of agricultural land area is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.78 Percentage of agricultural land area, 26% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.9811 Percentage of agricultural land area is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.71 Percentage of agricultural land area, 57% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9742 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.9703 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.9774 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9762 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.9686 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.9843 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9771 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.9734 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.9811 Percentage of agricultural land area | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 121 South Africa 1.05 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 122 Lebanon 1.02 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 123 Botswana 1.02 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 125 Cyprus 0.9757 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 126 Djibouti 0.9654 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 127 Jordan 0.9309 Percentage of agricultural land area 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 river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Eritrea?
- River flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Eritrea was 0.9811 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9843 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2011.
- What is the lowest river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9686 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2014.
- How does Eritrea rank for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding?
- Eritrea ranks 124th out of 204 countries with data for 2022.
- Is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataset provides a global assessment of land, population, built-up area and cropland exposure to river flooding for different return periods. Exposure indicators to river flooding have been prepared by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The datasets span the period 2000-2020 depending on data availability and is based on river flood hazard maps with a 10-, 20-, 50- and 100-year return period. A return period is the average or estimated time that a specific hazard is likely to recur. The dataset has a global coverage on a national level; on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. A number of aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas and the LAC region. Data source(s): JRC River flood hazard map data, Copernicus Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer population grid data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org