Eritrea's forest cover fell from 11.3 % in 1994 to 8.6 % in 2023.
Eritrea · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 8 with data
Land
Eritrea's forest area fell from 11,374 km in 1994 to 10,458 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
210th of 213 · 47th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Eritrea's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) fell from 4.9 % in 2013 to 0.0 % in 2025.
Eritrea's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 73.3 % in 1994 to 62.7 % in 2023.
Eritrea's arable land (% of land area) rose from 4.3 % in 1994 to 5.7 % in 2023.
Air
Eritrea's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 38.9 in 1994 to 33.7 in 2023.
Water
Eritrea's water stress rose from 14.8 % in 2000 to 20.8 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
136th of 181 · 33rd in Sub-Saharan Africa
Eritrea's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 1,509 in 1993 to 821.2 in 2022.
›No data available (2)
These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Eritrea.
- Safe drinking waterNo data
- Safe sanitationNo data