Forest area in Eritrea
Eritrea: Forest area was 10,458 sq. km in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area in Eritrea, 1993–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 10,458 sq. km for forest area in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Eritrea peaked at 11,406 sq. km in 1993 and was at its lowest, 10,458 sq. km, in 2023.
That places Eritrea 122nd out of 214 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 | 11,311 sq. km | 11,216 sq. km | 11,406 sq. km | 7 |
| 2000s | 11,042 sq. km | 10,900 sq. km | 11,185 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,726 sq. km | 10,584 sq. km | 10,869 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,505 sq. km | 10,458 sq. km | 10,553 sq. km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 119 Togo 12,004 sq. km compare
- 120 Azerbaijan 11,664 sq. km compare
- 121 Fiji 11,601 sq. km compare
- 123 Niger 10,424 sq. km compare
- 124 North Macedonia 10,015 sq. km compare
- 125 Saudi Arabia 9,770 sq. km compare
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 forest area in Eritrea?
- Forest area in Eritrea was 10,458 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 11,406 sq. km in 1993.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,458 sq. km in 2023.
- How does Eritrea rank for forest area?
- Eritrea ranks 122nd out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.