Arable land in Eritrea
Eritrea: Arable land was 0.1988 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Eritrea, 1993–2023
Source: 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). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 0.1988 hectares per person for arable land in 2023.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land 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 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 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 in Eritrea?
- Arable land in Eritrea was 0.1988 hectares per person in 2023, according to 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).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2683 hectares per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1734 hectares per person in 1996.
- How does Eritrea rank for arable land?
- Eritrea ranks 61st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land 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 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), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) 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 market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.