Arable land in Eritrea
Eritrea: Arable land was 0.1988 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Eritrea, 1993–2023
Source: 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). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 0.1988 hectares per person for arable land in 2023.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Eritrea peaked at 0.2683 hectares per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.1734 hectares per person, in 1996.
That places Eritrea 61st out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2173 hectares per person | 0.1734 hectares per person | 0.2683 hectares per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.2399 hectares per person | 0.2302 hectares per person | 0.2492 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.223 hectares per person | 0.213 hectares per person | 0.2343 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2042 hectares per person | 0.1988 hectares per person | 0.2096 hectares per person | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Eritrea
- Rural population 65.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Rural population 2.36 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 14.1% (2009)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 262.24 million current US$ (2009)
- Land under cereal production 478,367 hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 638 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 305,210 metric tons (2024)
- Fertilizer consumption 1.87 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
- Land area 121,178 sq. km (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Eritrea?
- Arable land in Eritrea was 0.1988 hectares per person in 2023, according to 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).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2683 hectares per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1734 hectares per person in 1996.
- How does Eritrea rank for arable land?
- Eritrea ranks 61st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from 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), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) 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. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.