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Eritrea: Arable land (% of land area)

5.71percent · 2024+0.0% since 2014

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. Annual figures for Eritrea from 1993 to 2024.

19932024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20245.712
20235.712
20225.712
20215.712
20205.711
20195.711
20185.711
20175.711
20165.711
20155.711
20145.711
20135.711
20125.711
20115.711
20105.711
20095.711
20085.545
20075.545
20065.545
20055.132
20044.95
20035.911
20025.564
20015.564
20005.545
19994.931
19984.931
19973.871
19963.653
19954.337
19944.327
19934.931

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Arable land (% of land area). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-arable-land-zs (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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