Forestland — Area, per capita in Eritrea
Eritrea: Forestland — Area, per capita was 0.0004 1000 ha per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area, per capita in Eritrea, 1993–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 0.0004 1000 ha per person for forestland — area, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per capita in Eritrea peaked at 0.0009 1000 ha per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 1000 ha per person, in 2025.
That places Eritrea 70th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per capita in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.0004 1000 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 1.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.0004 1000 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More climate change data for Eritrea
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.10 million kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area, per capita in Eritrea?
- Forestland — area, per capita in Eritrea was 0.0004 1000 ha per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0009 1000 ha per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 1000 ha per person in 2025.
- How does Eritrea rank for forestland — area, per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 70th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area, per capita rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. 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 Forestland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.