Land area (sq. km), per capita in Eritrea
Eritrea: Land area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0349 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Eritrea, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 0.0349 sq. km per person for land area (sq. km), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per capita in Eritrea peaked at 0.0544 sq. km per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0349 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Eritrea ranks 44th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0544 sq. km per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.0528 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0499 sq. km per person | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0475 sq. km per person | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0469 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0463 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0456 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0449 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0437 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0422 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0405 sq. km per person | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0466 sq. km per person | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0455 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0448 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0441 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.043 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0419 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0411 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0404 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0399 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0394 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0391 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.039 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0387 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0384 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0379 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0374 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0368 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0362 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0355 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0349 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0491 sq. km per person | 0.0456 sq. km per person | 0.0544 sq. km per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0437 sq. km per person | 0.0405 sq. km per person | 0.0466 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0391 sq. km per person | 0.0374 sq. km per person | 0.0411 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0359 sq. km per person | 0.0349 sq. km per person | 0.0368 sq. km per person | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Eritrea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.26 % change on previous year (2009)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), 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 land area (sq. km), per capita in Eritrea?
- Land area (sq. km), per capita in Eritrea was 0.0349 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0544 sq. km per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0349 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Eritrea rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 44th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Land area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.