Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Eritrea

Eritrea: Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0014 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0014 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
86th
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.0016 ha per square kilometre
in 1993
All-time low
0.0014 ha per square kilometre
in 2021
Years of data
31
1993–2023

Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Eritrea, 1993–2023

00.0010.0010.0021993200820231993: 0.002 ha per square kilometre1994: 0.002 ha per square kilometre1995: 0.002 ha per square kilometre1996: 0.002 ha per square kilometre1997: 0.002 ha per square kilometre1998: 0.002 ha per square kilometre1999: 0.002 ha per square kilometre2000: 0.002 ha per square kilometre2001: 0.002 ha per square kilometre2002: 0.002 ha per square kilometre2003: 0.002 ha per square kilometre2004: 0.001 ha per square kilometre2005: 0.001 ha per square kilometre2006: 0.001 ha per square kilometre2007: 0.001 ha per square kilometre2008: 0.001 ha per square kilometre2009: 0.001 ha per square kilometre2010: 0.001 ha per square kilometre2011: 0.001 ha per square kilometre2012: 0.001 ha per square kilometre2013: 0.001 ha per square kilometre2014: 0.001 ha per square kilometre2015: 0.001 ha per square kilometre2016: 0.001 ha per square kilometre2017: 0.001 ha per square kilometre2018: 0.001 ha per square kilometre2019: 0.001 ha per square kilometre2020: 0.001 ha per square kilometre2021: 0.001 ha per square kilometre2022: 0.001 ha per square kilometre2023: 0.001 ha per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Eritrea stood at 0.0014 ha per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Eritrea peaked at 0.0016 ha per square kilometre in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 ha per square kilometre, in 2021.

That places Eritrea 86th out of 189 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.

Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Eritrea, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Eritrea, 1993 to 2023.
Year ha per square kilometre Change
1993 0.0016 ha per square kilometre —
1994 0.0016 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1995 0.0016 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1996 0.0016 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1997 0.0016 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1998 0.0016 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1999 0.0016 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2000 0.0016 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2001 0.0016 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2002 0.0016 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2003 0.0016 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2004 0.0014 ha per square kilometre -16.5%
2005 0.0014 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
2006 0.0014 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2007 0.0014 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
2008 0.0014 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
2009 0.0014 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
2010 0.0014 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2011 0.0014 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
2012 0.0014 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2013 0.0014 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2014 0.0014 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2015 0.0014 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
2016 0.0014 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2017 0.0014 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2018 0.0014 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
2019 0.0014 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
2020 0.0014 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2021 0.0014 ha per square kilometre -0.1%
2022 0.0014 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2023 0.0014 ha per square kilometre +0.0%

Eritrea compared with similar countries

  • Eritrea's 0.0014 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0004 ha per square kilometre, 3.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0016 ha per square kilometre 0.0016 ha per square kilometre 0.0016 ha per square kilometre 7
2000s 0.0015 ha per square kilometre 0.0014 ha per square kilometre 0.0016 ha per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0014 ha per square kilometre 0.0014 ha per square kilometre 0.0014 ha per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0014 ha per square kilometre 0.0014 ha per square kilometre 0.0014 ha per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 83 Peru 0.0023 ha per square kilometre compare
  2. 84 Central African Republic 0.0018 ha per square kilometre compare
  3. 85 Brazil 0.0016 ha per square kilometre compare
  4. 87 Serbia 0.0011 ha per square kilometre compare
  5. 88 Equatorial Guinea 0.0008 ha per square kilometre compare
  6. 89 Solomon Islands 0.0005 ha per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Eritrea?
Drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Eritrea was 0.0014 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 0.0016 ha per square kilometre in 1993.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
How does Eritrea rank for drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre?
Eritrea ranks 86th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Drained organic soils — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Drained organic soils — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 6,347 data points, 1990–2023
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Drained organic soils — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.