Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Eritrea
Eritrea: Carbon stock change in forests — Area was 1,448 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Eritrea, 1993–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon stock change in forests — area in Eritrea is 1,448 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — area in Eritrea peaked at 1,639 1000 ha in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1,448 1000 ha, in 2025.
Eritrea ranks 110th of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1,639 1000 ha | — |
| 1994 | 1,633 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 1,627 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 1,621 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 1,615 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 1,609 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 1,603 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 1,597 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 1,592 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 1,586 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1,580 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1,574 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1,568 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1,562 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1,556 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1,550 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1,544 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 1,538 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1,532 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1,526 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1,520 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 1,514 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1,508 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1,502 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1,496 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1,490 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1,484 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 1,478 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1,472 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1,466 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1,460 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 1,454 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 1,448 1000 ha | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,621 1000 ha | 1,603 1000 ha | 1,639 1000 ha | 7 |
| 2000s | 1,571 1000 ha | 1,544 1000 ha | 1,597 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,511 1000 ha | 1,484 1000 ha | 1,538 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,463 1000 ha | 1,448 1000 ha | 1,478 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 107 Slovakia 1,940 1000 ha compare
- 108 Bangladesh 1,892 1000 ha compare
- 109 Algeria 1,693 1000 ha compare
- 111 Belize 1,323 1000 ha compare
- 112 Switzerland 1,267 1000 ha compare
- 113 Kyrgyzstan 1,255 1000 ha compare
More climate change data for Eritrea
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,163 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,872 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,292 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 153.28 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 87.04 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 82.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.312 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1557 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — area in Eritrea?
- Carbon stock change in forests — area in Eritrea was 1,448 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — area recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 1,639 1000 ha in 1993.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — area recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,448 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Eritrea rank for carbon stock change in forests — area?
- Eritrea ranks 110th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — area rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).