Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Eritrea
Eritrea: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 56.94 percent in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Eritrea, 1993–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
In 2023, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Eritrea stood at 56.94 percent. 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, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Eritrea peaked at 68.98 percent in 1994 and was at its lowest, 56.94 percent, in 2021.
Eritrea ranks 14th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.89 percent | 68.32 percent | 68.98 percent | 7 |
| 2000s | 61.8 percent | 56.99 percent | 68.98 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.99 percent | 56.98 percent | 57.01 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.96 percent | 56.94 percent | 57.01 percent | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 11 Lesotho 65.88 percent compare
- 12 Madagascar 64.1 percent compare
- 13 Eswatini 58.14 percent compare
- 16 Sudan 48.96 percent compare
- 17 Uzbekistan 47.92 percent compare
More reference data data for Eritrea
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.03 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.6441 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.4557 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.253 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.3232 °C (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies -47.72 millimeters (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Eritrea?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Eritrea was 56.94 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 68.98 percent in 1994.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.94 percent in 2021.
- How does Eritrea rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Eritrea ranks 14th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).