Land area in Eritrea
Eritrea: Land area was 12,118 ha th in 2025. β¬ Flat
Latest (2025)
12,118 ha th
World rank
97th
of 236 countries
All-time high
12,118 ha th
in 2025
All-time low
12,104 ha th
in 2020
Years of data
6
1990β2025
Land area in Eritrea, 1990β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
In 2025, land area in Eritrea stood at 12,118 ha th. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in Eritrea peaked at 12,118 ha th in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12,104 ha th, in 2020.
That places Eritrea 97th out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,106 ha th | 12,106 ha th | 12,106 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 12,106 ha th | 12,106 ha th | 12,106 ha th | 1 |
| 2010s | 12,108 ha th | 12,106 ha th | 12,109 ha th | 2 |
| 2020s | 12,111 ha th | 12,104 ha th | 12,118 ha th | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 94 Tajikistan 13,879 ha th compare
- 95 Bangladesh 12,998 ha th compare
- 96 Greece 12,890 ha th compare
- 98 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 12,041 ha th compare
- 99 Nicaragua 12,034 ha th compare
- 100 Benin 11,276 ha th compare
More development goals data for Eritrea
- Red List Index 0.9007 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 13,442 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 42.7 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 16 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 16 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 6 (2025)
- Infant deaths 2,468 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in Eritrea?
- Land area in Eritrea was 12,118 ha th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest land area recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 12,118 ha th in 2025.
- What is the lowest land area recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,104 ha th in 2020.
- How does Eritrea rank for land area?
- Eritrea ranks 97th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is land area rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Land area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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