Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Eritrea
Eritrea: Surface area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0344 sq. km per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Eritrea, 1993–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 0.0344 sq. km per person for surface area (sq. km), per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Eritrea peaked at 0.0634 sq. km per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0344 sq. km per person, in 2024.
Eritrea ranks 48th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0634 sq. km per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.0614 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0581 sq. km per person | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0553 sq. km per person | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0546 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0539 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0531 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0523 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0509 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0491 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0472 sq. km per person | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0468 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0457 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.045 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0443 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0432 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0421 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0413 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0406 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.04 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0396 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0393 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0392 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0389 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0386 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0381 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0375 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.037 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0363 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0357 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.035 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0344 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.0344 sq. km per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0164 sq. km per person, 2.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.0344 sq. km per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0156 sq. km per person, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0571 sq. km per person | 0.0531 sq. km per person | 0.0634 sq. km per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0467 sq. km per person | 0.0421 sq. km per person | 0.0523 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0393 sq. km per person | 0.0375 sq. km per person | 0.0413 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0357 sq. km per person | 0.0344 sq. km per person | 0.037 sq. km per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More agriculture & rural data for Eritrea
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.8871 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0005 hectares per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.3071 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.1218 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0038 hectares per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 2.22 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area (sq. km), per capita in Eritrea?
- Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Eritrea was 0.0344 sq. km per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0634 sq. km per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0344 sq. km per person in 2024.
- How does Eritrea rank for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 48th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. 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 Surface area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Surface 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.
Surface area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Surface area FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Surface 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.