Arable land (hectares), per capita in Eritrea
Eritrea: Arable land (hectares), per capita was 0.1988 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land (hectares), per capita in Eritrea, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 0.1988 hectares per person for arable land (hectares), per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land (hectares), per capita in Eritrea peaked at 0.2683 hectares per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.1734 hectares per person, in 1996.
That places Eritrea 61st out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Arable land (hectares), per capita in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.2683 hectares per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.2283 hectares per person | -14.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2163 hectares per person | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1734 hectares per person | -19.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1817 hectares per person | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2284 hectares per person | +25.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2251 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2492 hectares per person | +10.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2431 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2349 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2394 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2302 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.233 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2478 hectares per person | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2442 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2379 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2389 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2343 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2301 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2272 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2244 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2229 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2222 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2208 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.219 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2161 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.213 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2096 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.206 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2024 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1988 hectares per person | -1.8% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.1988 hectares per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1837 hectares per person, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.1988 hectares per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1581 hectares per person, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land (hectares), per capita in Eritrea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +25.7% | 0.1817 hectares per person | 0.2284 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2173 hectares per person | 0.1734 hectares per person | 0.2683 hectares per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.2399 hectares per person | 0.2302 hectares per person | 0.2492 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.223 hectares per person | 0.213 hectares per person | 0.2343 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2042 hectares per person | 0.1988 hectares per person | 0.2096 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More agriculture & rural data for Eritrea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.26 % change on previous year (2009)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1412 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2009)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 90.81 current US$ per person (2009)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6546 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.1% (2009)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.1% (2009)
- Rural population 65.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land (hectares), per capita in Eritrea?
- Arable land (hectares), per capita in Eritrea was 0.1988 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land (hectares), per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2683 hectares per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest arable land (hectares), per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1734 hectares per person in 1996.
- How does Eritrea rank for arable land (hectares), per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 61st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land (hectares), per capita rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land (hectares), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land (hectares) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arable land FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Arable land (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.