What is cropland per person over the long term in Eritrea?

Cropland per person over the long term in Eritrea was 0.1763 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.

What is the highest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Eritrea?

The highest recorded value was 0.3736 in 1000.

What is the lowest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Eritrea?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1675 in 2002.

How does Eritrea rank for cropland per person over the long term?

Eritrea ranks 90th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.

Is cropland per person over the long term rising or falling in Eritrea?

Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Eritrea data come from?

The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cropland per person over the long term in Eritrea

Name: Cropland per person over the long term in Eritrea
Creator: Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Eritrea: Cropland per person over the long term was 0.1763 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.1763

Change on year

down 1.7%

World rank

90th

of 199 countries

All-time high

0.3736

in 1000

All-time low

0.1675

in 2002

Years of data

108

1000–2025

Cropland per person over the long term in Eritrea, 1000–2025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, cropland per person over the long term in Eritrea stood at 0.1763.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland per person over the long term in Eritrea peaked at 0.3736 in 1000 and was at its lowest, 0.1675, in 2002.

That places Eritrea 90th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	0.3736	0.3736	0.3736	1
1100s	0.372	0.372	0.372	1
1200s	0.3704	0.3704	0.3704	1
1300s	0.3688	0.3688	0.3688	1
1400s	0.3672	0.3672	0.3672	1
1500s	0.3655	0.3655	0.3655	1
1600s	0.3639	0.3639	0.3639	1
1700s	0.3622	0.3622	0.3622	1
1710s	0.362	0.362	0.362	1
1720s	0.3619	0.3619	0.3619	1
1730s	0.3617	0.3617	0.3617	1
1740s	0.3615	0.3615	0.3615	1
1750s	0.3614	0.3614	0.3614	1
1760s	0.3612	0.3612	0.3612	1
1770s	0.361	0.361	0.361	1
1780s	0.3609	0.3609	0.3609	1
1790s	0.3607	0.3607	0.3607	1
1800s	0.3605	0.3605	0.3605	1
1810s	0.3604	0.3604	0.3604	1
1820s	0.3602	0.3602	0.3602	1
1830s	0.36	0.36	0.36	1
1840s	0.3598	0.3598	0.3598	1
1850s	0.3597	0.3597	0.3597	1
1860s	0.3595	0.3595	0.3595	1
1870s	0.3593	0.3593	0.3593	1
1880s	0.3592	0.3592	0.3592	1
1890s	0.359	0.359	0.359	1
1900s	0.3588	0.3588	0.3588	1
1910s	0.3586	0.3586	0.3586	1
1920s	0.3585	0.3585	0.3585	1
1930s	0.3583	0.3583	0.3583	1
1940s	0.3581	0.3581	0.3581	1
1950s	0.3579	0.3578	0.358	10
1960s	0.3037	0.2396	0.3578	10
1970s	0.3157	0.2985	0.3327	10
1980s	0.2558	0.2253	0.2901	10
1990s	0.201	0.1844	0.2223	10
2000s	0.1903	0.1675	0.2094	10
2010s	0.2018	0.1955	0.2093	10
2020s	0.1847	0.1763	0.1946	6

Countries ranked near Eritrea

87 Portugal 0.1775 compare
88 Sao Tome and Principe 0.1771 compare
89 Lesotho 0.177 compare
91 Afghanistan 0.1754 compare
92 Honduras 0.1735 compare
93 Uganda 0.1726 compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Eritrea

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.26 % change on previous year (2009)
Rural population, per capita 0.6546 units per person (2025)
Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
Rural population, annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
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)
Agriculture share gdp 14.12 (2009)
Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 14.12 (2009)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 262.24 million current US$ (2009)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 14.1% (2009)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland per person over the long term in Eritrea?: Cropland per person over the long term in Eritrea was 0.1763 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Eritrea?: The highest recorded value was 0.3736 in 1000.
What is the lowest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Eritrea?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1675 in 2002.
How does Eritrea rank for cropland per person over the long term?: Eritrea ranks 90th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
Is cropland per person over the long term rising or falling in Eritrea?: Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eritrea data come from?: The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Cropland per person over the long term
Source: Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026