Terrestrial protected areas in Eritrea
Eritrea: Terrestrial protected areas was 0.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Terrestrial protected areas in Eritrea, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for terrestrial protected areas in Eritrea is 0.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Eritrea peaked at 4.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2021.
That places Eritrea 210th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Terrestrial protected areas in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 4.9% | — |
| 2014 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0.0% | — |
| 2024 | 0.0% | — |
| 2025 | 0.0% | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 4.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 207 Mauritania 0.6% compare
- 208 Libya 0.1% compare
- 208 Sint Maarten 0.1% compare
- 210 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.0% compare
- 210 Naoero 0.0%
- 210 Somalia 0.0% 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 terrestrial protected areas in Eritrea?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Eritrea was 0.0% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2021.
- How does Eritrea rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Eritrea ranks 210th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine areas, unclassified areas, littoral (intertidal) areas, and sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.