Land area equipped for irrigation in Eritrea
Eritrea: Land area equipped for irrigation was 21,000 hectares in 2011. βΌ Falling
Land area equipped for irrigation in Eritrea, 1993β2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation in Eritrea is 21,000 hectares, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation in Eritrea peaked at 22,000 hectares in 1993 and was at its lowest, 21,000 hectares, in 2000.
Eritrea ranks 33rd of 52 countries on this measure, 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 | 22,000 hectares | 22,000 hectares | 22,000 hectares | 7 |
| 2000s | 21,000 hectares | 21,000 hectares | 21,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,000 hectares | 21,000 hectares | 21,000 hectares | 2 |
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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)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
- 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 share gdp 14.12 (2009)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation in Eritrea?
- Land area equipped for irrigation in Eritrea was 21,000 hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 22,000 hectares in 1993.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,000 hectares in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for land area equipped for irrigation?
- Eritrea ranks 33rd out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Land area equipped for irrigation (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Area equipped to provide water (via irrigation) to the crops. It includes areas equipped for full and partial control irrigation, equipped lowland areas, pastures, and areas equipped for spate irrigation. Data are expressed in 1000 hectares.