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Land area — Eritrea

Land area in Eritrea in 2023 — 121,178 km². Ranked 97 in the world out of 215. Since 1993, the indicator has risen by 20%.

2023 121,178 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 97of 215
Period maximum 121,178 km²2021
Period minimum 101,000 km²1993

Trend over time

1993–2023 · km²

Land area — Eritrea, 1993–2023100,000110,000120,000130,000199319961999200220052008201120142017202020231993: 101,000 km²1994: 101,000 km²1995: 101,000 km²1996: 101,000 km²1997: 101,000 km²1998: 101,000 km²1999: 101,000 km²2000: 101,000 km²2001: 101,000 km²2002: 101,000 km²2003: 101,000 km²2004: 120,983 km²2005: 121,025 km²2006: 121,004 km²2007: 121,033 km²2008: 121,057 km²2009: 121,070 km²2010: 121,065 km²2011: 121,089 km²2012: 121,082 km²2013: 121,049 km²2014: 121,036 km²2015: 121,089 km²2016: 121,077 km²2017: 121,071 km²2018: 121,078 km²2019: 121,081 km²2020: 121,041 km²2021: 121,178 km²2022: 121,178 km²2023: 121,178 km²
Change over the period: +20,178 (+19.98%) Average annual rate: 0.61 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Eritrea 121,178 km²
World 130M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 23.9M km²
Eastern Africa computed 6.85M km²
Low-income countries computed 14.77M km²
Land area — Eritrea, by year Eritrea All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 121,178 +0 +0%
2022 121,178 +0 +0%
2021 121,178 +137 +0.11%
2020 121,041 −40 −0.03%
2019 121,081 +3 +0%
2018 121,078 +6 +0.01%
2017 121,071 −6 −0.01%
2016 121,077 −11 −0.01%
2015 121,089 +53 +0.04%
2014 121,036 −13 −0.01%
2013 121,049 −33 −0.03%
2012 121,082 −7 −0.01%
2011 121,089 +24 +0.02%
2010 121,065 −4 −0%
2009 121,070 +12 +0.01%
2008 121,057 +25 +0.02%
2007 121,033 +29 +0.02%
2006 121,004 −21 −0.02%
2005 121,025 +43 +0.04%
2004 120,983 +19,983 +19.78%
2003 101,000 +0 +0%
2002 101,000 +0 +0%
2001 101,000 +0 +0%
2000 101,000 +0 +0%
1999 101,000 +0 +0%
1998 101,000 +0 +0%
1997 101,000 +0 +0%
1996 101,000 +0 +0%
1995 101,000 +0 +0%
1994 101,000 +0 +0%
1993 101,000 — —

Eastern Africa, 2023

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

ET Ethiopia 1.13M TZ Tanzania 885,800 MZ Mozambique 786,380 ZM Zambia 743,390 SS South Sudan 631,930 SO Somalia 627,340 MG Madagascar 581,800 KE Kenya 580,876 ZW Zimbabwe 386,850 UG Uganda 200,520 ER Eritrea 121,178 MW Malawi 94,280 BI Burundi 25,680 RW Rwanda 24,670 DJ Djibouti 23,180 MU Mauritius 1,997 KM Comoros 1,861 SC Seychelles 460
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About the indicator

Land area: the entire territory of a country excluding inland water bodies, major rivers and coastal waters. This is the figure the World Bank uses to calculate the shares of forest, agricultural and arable land, so it is needed not only in itself but also as a denominator. It differs from surface area by the area of inland waters — for most countries the gap stays within a percent, but for Canada, Finland or Kazakhstan it is noticeable.

Important: Not to be confused with surface area, which includes inland waters. The indicator changes only when borders change, so the series is nearly constant.

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

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