Forest area in Eritrea
Eritrea: Forest area was 1.53 million hectares in 2011. ▼ Falling
Forest area in Eritrea, 1993–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Eritrea is 1.53 million hectares, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Eritrea peaked at 1.61 million hectares in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1.53 million hectares, in 2011.
That places Eritrea 35th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.59 million hectares | 1.58 million hectares | 1.61 million hectares | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.56 million hectares | 1.54 million hectares | 1.58 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.53 million hectares | 1.53 million hectares | 1.53 million hectares | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 32 Sierra Leone 2.71 million hectares compare
- 33 Guinea-Bissau 2.01 million hectares compare
- 34 Equatorial Guinea 1.61 million hectares compare
- 36 Algeria 1.48 million hectares compare
- 37 Niger 1.19 million hectares compare
- 38 Tunisia 1.02 million hectares compare
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)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.1% (2009)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.1% (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 forest area in Eritrea?
- Forest area in Eritrea was 1.53 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.61 million hectares in 1993.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.53 million hectares in 2011.
- How does Eritrea rank for forest area?
- Eritrea ranks 35th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Forest area (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.