Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Eritrea

Eritrea: Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 1,178 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
1,178 1000 ha
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
37th
of 240 countries
All-time high
1,356 1000 ha
in 2015
All-time low
1,055 1000 ha
in 2007
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Eritrea, 2001–2024

05001.0k1.5k2001201220242001: 1.2k 1000 ha2002: 1.2k 1000 ha2003: 1.2k 1000 ha2004: 1.3k 1000 ha2005: 1.2k 1000 ha2006: 1.1k 1000 ha2007: 1.1k 1000 ha2008: 1.1k 1000 ha2009: 1.2k 1000 ha2010: 1.2k 1000 ha2011: 1.3k 1000 ha2012: 1.3k 1000 ha2013: 1.3k 1000 ha2014: 1.3k 1000 ha2015: 1.4k 1000 ha2016: 1.4k 1000 ha2017: 1.3k 1000 ha2018: 1.2k 1000 ha2019: 1.3k 1000 ha2020: 1.3k 1000 ha2021: 1.2k 1000 ha2022: 1.1k 1000 ha2023: 1.2k 1000 ha2024: 1.2k 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

In 2024, shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Eritrea stood at 1,178 1000 ha.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Eritrea peaked at 1,356 1000 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1,055 1000 ha, in 2007.

Eritrea ranks 37th of 240 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,193 1000 ha 1,055 1000 ha 1,315 1000 ha 9
2010s 1,294 1000 ha 1,181 1000 ha 1,356 1000 ha 10
2020s 1,209 1000 ha 1,138 1000 ha 1,272 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 34 Zimbabwe 1,416 1000 ha compare
  2. 35 Sudan (former) 1,314 1000 ha compare
  3. 36 Madagascar 1,206 1000 ha compare
  4. 38 Niger 1,169 1000 ha compare
  5. 39 Libya 1,081 1000 ha compare
  6. 40 China 1,074 1000 ha compare
  7. 40 China, mainland 1,074 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 269 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Eritrea?
Shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Eritrea was 1,178 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest shrub-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 1,356 1000 ha in 2015.
What is the lowest shrub-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 1,055 1000 ha in 2007.
How does Eritrea rank for shrub-covered areas — area from modis?
Eritrea ranks 37th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is shrub-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. 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 Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.