Eritrea — Forest area
Forest Area (% of Land Area) for Eritrea, 1993–2024.
Forest area for Eritrea was 11.99% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 32 years, from 1993 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 16.17% in 1993. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.96% per year.
Eritrea ranks 157 of 214 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 73%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 22.46%, so Eritrea sits below it. It peaked in 1993 and has fallen 26% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 4%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 36 of 48 economies; Uganda (11.95%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 17% in 2004. That is 2% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 140th of 205 in 1993 → 143rd of 207 in 2000 → 152nd of 209 in 2010 → 157th of 214 in 2020 → 156th of 209 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1993 to 2024
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11.99% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 12.04% | -0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 12.09% | -0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 12.14% | -0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 12.18% | -0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 12.23% | -0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 12.28% | -0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 12.33% | -0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 12.38% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 12.43% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 12.48% | -0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 12.53% | -0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 12.58% | -0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 12.63% | -0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 12.68% | -0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 12.73% | -0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 12.78% | -0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 12.83% | -0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 12.88% | -0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 12.93% | -0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 12.97% | -2.6 pp |
| 2003 | 15.58% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 15.64% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 15.7% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 15.76% | -0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 15.82% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 15.88% | -0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 15.94% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 15.99% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 16.05% | -0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 16.11% | -0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 16.17% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Eritrea’s Forest area in 1994?
16.11% (1994). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of land area, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Eritrea’s Forest area growing or shrinking?
Between 1993 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -25.9% in total — about 1.0% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator AG.LND.FRST.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 11.99%; 2023: 12.04%; 2022: 12.09%; 2021: 12.14%; 2020: 12.18%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
AG.LND.FRST.ZS — Forest Area (% of Land Area). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.