Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Eritrea
Eritrea: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers was 0.05 in 2022. β² Rising
Latest (2022)
0.05
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
179th
of 207 countries
All-time high
0.05
in 2019
All-time low
0.02
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000β2022
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Eritrea, 2000β2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 0.05 for share of land covered by lakes and rivers in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Eritrea peaked at 0.05 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.02, in 2000.
That places Eritrea 179th out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.027 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.036 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More reference data data for Eritrea
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 5.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 47.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 19.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 1,801 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 70 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 1,930 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 1.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.1557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 4,287 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 142.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Eritrea?
- Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Eritrea was 0.05 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.05 in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for share of land covered by lakes and rivers?
- Eritrea ranks 179th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of land covered by lakes and rivers rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land covered by lakes and rivers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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