Arable and permanent cropland in Eritrea
Eritrea: Arable and permanent cropland was 692,000 hectares in 2011. ▲ Rising
Arable and permanent cropland in Eritrea, 1993–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable and permanent cropland in Eritrea is 692,000 hectares, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable and permanent cropland in Eritrea peaked at 692,000 hectares in 2009 and was at its lowest, 371,000 hectares, in 1996.
That places Eritrea 37th out of 52 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 449,000 hectares | 371,000 hectares | 500,000 hectares | 7 |
| 2000s | 622,300 hectares | 563,000 hectares | 692,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 692,000 hectares | 692,000 hectares | 692,000 hectares | 2 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Eritrea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 262.24 million current US$ (2009)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 14.1% (2009)
- Rural population 2.36 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Rural population 65.5% (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 14.12 (2009)
- Agriculture share gdp 14.12 (2009)
- Land under cereal production 478,367 hectares (2024)
- Cereal production 305,210 metric tons (2024)
- Cereal yield 638 kg per hectare (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable and permanent cropland in Eritrea?
- Arable and permanent cropland in Eritrea was 692,000 hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest arable and permanent cropland recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 692,000 hectares in 2009.
- What is the lowest arable and permanent cropland recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 371,000 hectares in 1996.
- How does Eritrea rank for arable and permanent cropland?
- Eritrea ranks 37th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is arable and permanent cropland rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Arable and permanent cropland (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This land category is the sum of areas under “Arable land” and "Permanent crops”. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under