Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Eritrea
Eritrea: Share of land area used for arable agriculture was 5.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Eritrea, 1993–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 5.7% for share of land area used for arable agriculture in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area used for arable agriculture in Eritrea peaked at 5.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 1996.
That places Eritrea 128th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 4.9% | — |
| 1994 | 4.3% | -12.2% |
| 1995 | 4.3% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 3.7% | -15.8% |
| 1997 | 3.9% | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 4.9% | +27.4% |
| 1999 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5.5% | +12.4% |
| 2001 | 5.6% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | -16.4% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.7% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.4% | 3.7% | 4.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 4.9% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.7% | 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 share of land area used for arable agriculture in Eritrea?
- Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Eritrea was 5.7% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area used for arable agriculture recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of land area used for arable agriculture recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 1996.
- How does Eritrea rank for share of land area used for arable agriculture?
- Eritrea ranks 128th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land area used for arable agriculture rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area used for arable agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of land area used for arable agriculture, measured as a percentage of total land area. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow.