Eritrea - Arable land
Arable land (hectares)
The value for Arable land (hectares) in Eritrea was 690,000 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 25 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 690,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 369,000 in 1996.
Definition: Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 498,000 |
| 1994 | 437,000 |
| 1995 | 438,000 |
| 1996 | 369,000 |
| 1997 | 391,000 |
| 1998 | 498,000 |
| 1999 | 498,000 |
| 2000 | 560,000 |
| 2001 | 562,000 |
| 2002 | 562,000 |
| 2003 | 597,000 |
| 2004 | 598,000 |
| 2005 | 620,000 |
| 2006 | 670,000 |
| 2007 | 670,000 |
| 2008 | 670,000 |
| 2009 | 690,000 |
| 2010 | 690,000 |
| 2011 | 690,000 |
| 2012 | 690,000 |
| 2013 | 690,000 |
| 2014 | 690,000 |
| 2015 | 690,000 |
| 2016 | 690,000 |
| 2017 | 690,000 |
| 2018 | 690,000 |
Arable land (hectares per person)
The value for Arable land (hectares per person) in Eritrea was 0.200 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 25 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.244 in 2000 and a minimum value of 0.168 in 1996.
Definition: Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.222 |
| 1994 | 0.197 |
| 1995 | 0.199 |
| 1996 | 0.168 |
| 1997 | 0.178 |
| 1998 | 0.226 |
| 1999 | 0.223 |
| 2000 | 0.244 |
| 2001 | 0.237 |
| 2002 | 0.227 |
| 2003 | 0.230 |
| 2004 | 0.220 |
| 2005 | 0.219 |
| 2006 | 0.230 |
| 2007 | 0.224 |
| 2008 | 0.219 |
| 2009 | 0.221 |
| 2010 | 0.218 |
| 2011 | 0.215 |
| 2012 | 0.212 |
| 2013 | 0.210 |
| 2014 | 0.208 |
| 2015 | 0.206 |
| 2016 | 0.204 |
| 2017 | 0.202 |
| 2018 | 0.200 |
Arable land (% of land area)
Arable land (% of land area) in Eritrea was 6.83 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 25 years was 6.83 in 2018, while its lowest value was 3.65 in 1996.
Definition: Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 4.93 |
| 1994 | 4.33 |
| 1995 | 4.34 |
| 1996 | 3.65 |
| 1997 | 3.87 |
| 1998 | 4.93 |
| 1999 | 4.93 |
| 2000 | 5.54 |
| 2001 | 5.56 |
| 2002 | 5.56 |
| 2003 | 5.91 |
| 2004 | 5.92 |
| 2005 | 6.14 |
| 2006 | 6.63 |
| 2007 | 6.63 |
| 2008 | 6.63 |
| 2009 | 6.83 |
| 2010 | 6.83 |
| 2011 | 6.83 |
| 2012 | 6.83 |
| 2013 | 6.83 |
| 2014 | 6.83 |
| 2015 | 6.83 |
| 2016 | 6.83 |
| 2017 | 6.83 |
| 2018 | 6.83 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Land use
