Breakdown of habitable land area in Eritrea
Eritrea: Breakdown of habitable land area was 9,320 hectares in 2019. ▲ Rising
Breakdown of habitable land area in Eritrea, 2015–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 9,320 hectares for breakdown of habitable land area in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 53.8% over five years.
That places Eritrea 146th out of 235 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Breakdown of habitable land area in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6,060 hectares | — |
| 2016 | 6,810 hectares | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 9,080 hectares | +33.3% |
| 2018 | 9,130 hectares | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 9,320 hectares | +2.1% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 9,320 hectares is below the median for low income countries, which is 104,370 hectares, 9% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 9,320 hectares is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45,820 hectares, 20% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More reference data data for Eritrea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0531 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0485 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1781 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.073 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2642 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is breakdown of habitable land area in Eritrea?
- Breakdown of habitable land area in Eritrea was 9,320 hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 9,320 hectares in 2019.
- What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,060 hectares in 2015.
- How does Eritrea rank for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Eritrea ranks 146th out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
- 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 Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.