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Forest area — Eritrea

Forest area in Eritrea in 2023 — 10,458 km². Ranked 122 in the world out of 213. Since 1993, the indicator has fallen by 8.3%.

2023 10,458 km² −0.3% vs 2022
World rank 122of 213
Period maximum 11,406 km²1993
Period minimum 10,458 km²2023

Trend over time

1993–2023 · km²

Forest area — Eritrea, 1993–202310,25010,50010,75011,00011,25011,500199319961999200220052008201120142017202020231993: 11,406 km²1994: 11,374 km²1995: 11,343 km²1996: 11,311 km²1997: 11,279 km²1998: 11,248 km²1999: 11,216 km²2000: 11,185 km²2001: 11,153 km²2002: 11,121 km²2003: 11,090 km²2004: 11,058 km²2005: 11,027 km²2006: 10,995 km²2007: 10,963 km²2008: 10,932 km²2009: 10,900 km²2010: 10,869 km²2011: 10,837 km²2012: 10,805 km²2013: 10,774 km²2014: 10,742 km²2015: 10,711 km²2016: 10,679 km²2017: 10,647 km²2018: 10,616 km²2019: 10,584 km²2020: 10,553 km²2021: 10,521 km²2022: 10,489 km²2023: 10,458 km²
Change over the period: −948 (−8.31%) Average annual rate: -0.29 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eritrea

Eritrea 10,458 km²
World 40.35M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 6.15M km²
Eastern Africa computed 1.94M km²
Low-income countries computed 2.93M km²
Forest area — Eritrea, by year Eritrea All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 10,458 −32 −0.3%
2022 10,489 −32 −0.3%
2021 10,521 −32 −0.3%
2020 10,553 −32 −0.3%
2019 10,584 −32 −0.3%
2018 10,616 −32 −0.3%
2017 10,647 −32 −0.3%
2016 10,679 −32 −0.3%
2015 10,711 −32 −0.29%
2014 10,742 −32 −0.29%
2013 10,774 −32 −0.29%
2012 10,805 −32 −0.29%
2011 10,837 −32 −0.29%
2010 10,869 −32 −0.29%
2009 10,900 −32 −0.29%
2008 10,932 −32 −0.29%
2007 10,963 −32 −0.29%
2006 10,995 −32 −0.29%
2005 11,027 −32 −0.29%
2004 11,058 −32 −0.28%
2003 11,090 −32 −0.28%
2002 11,121 −32 −0.28%
2001 11,153 −32 −0.28%
2000 11,185 −32 −0.28%
1999 11,216 −32 −0.28%
1998 11,248 −32 −0.28%
1997 11,279 −32 −0.28%
1996 11,311 −32 −0.28%
1995 11,343 −32 −0.28%
1994 11,374 −32 −0.28%
1993 11,406 — —

Eastern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

TZ Tanzania 443,380 ZM Zambia 442,494 MZ Mozambique 360,265 ZW Zimbabwe 173,064 ET Ethiopia 168,495 MG Madagascar 123,902 SS South Sudan 71,570 SO Somalia 57,498 KE Kenya 36,111 UG Uganda 22,141 MW Malawi 21,157 ER Eritrea 10,458 BI Burundi 2,796 RW Rwanda 2,790 MU Mauritius 389 SC Seychelles 337 KM Comoros 316 DJ Djibouti 60
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About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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