Eritrea - Agricultural land

Agricultural land (sq. km)

The value for Agricultural land (sq. km) in Eritrea was 75,920 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 25 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 75,920 in 2018 and a minimum value of 73,380 in 1996.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. 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. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1993 74,000
1994 74,060
1995 74,070
1996 73,380
1997 73,600
1998 74,670
1999 74,670
2000 75,300
2001 75,320
2002 75,320
2003 75,670
2004 75,000
2005 75,220
2006 75,720
2007 75,720
2008 75,720
2009 75,920
2010 75,920
2011 75,920
2012 75,920
2013 75,920
2014 75,920
2015 75,920
2016 75,920
2017 75,920
2018 75,920

Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land (% of land area) in Eritrea was 75.17 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 25 years was 75.17 in 2018, while its lowest value was 72.65 in 1996.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. 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. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1993 73.27
1994 73.33
1995 73.34
1996 72.65
1997 72.87
1998 73.93
1999 73.93
2000 74.55
2001 74.57
2002 74.57
2003 74.92
2004 74.26
2005 74.48
2006 74.97
2007 74.97
2008 74.97
2009 75.17
2010 75.17
2011 75.17
2012 75.17
2013 75.17
2014 75.17
2015 75.17
2016 75.17
2017 75.17
2018 75.17

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use