Forest area in Eritrea
Eritrea: Forest area was 8.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area in Eritrea, 1993–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
In 2023, forest area in Eritrea stood at 8.6%. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Eritrea peaked at 11.3% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2023.
Eritrea ranks 170th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Forest area in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 11.3% | — |
| 1994 | 11.3% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 11.2% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 11.2% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 11.2% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 11.1% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 11.1% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 11.1% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 11.0% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 11.0% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 9.1% | -16.8% |
| 2005 | 9.1% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 8.6% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.2% | 11.1% | 11.3% | 7 |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 9.0% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 8.7% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 8.6% | 8.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 167 Somalia 9.2% compare
- 168 Mongolia 9.1% compare
- 169 Turkmenistan 8.8% compare
- 171 Uzbekistan 8.5% compare
- 172 Cote d'Ivoire 7.9% compare
- 173 Namibia 7.8% compare
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 forest area in Eritrea?
- Forest area in Eritrea was 8.6% in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 1993.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2023.
- How does Eritrea rank for forest area?
- Eritrea ranks 170th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (% of land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is 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.