Eswatini vs Japan: Annual change in forest area
Eswatini
-1,500 hectares
in 2025
Japan
-2,200 hectares
in 2025
Eswatini rank
169th
Japan rank
170th
Annual change in forest area over time
- Eswatini
- Japan
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports -1,500 hectares against -2,200 hectares in Japan, a difference of 700 hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 169th and Japan ranks 170th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1,500 hectares | -7,400 hectares | 5,900 hectares | Eswatini |
| 2000s | -1,500 hectares | 7,360 hectares | 8,860 hectares | Japan |
| 2010s | -1,500 hectares | -3,300 hectares | 1,800 hectares | Eswatini |
| 2020s | -1,500 hectares | -2,667 hectares | 1,167 hectares | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Eswatini or Japan?
- Eswatini, at -1,500 hectares against -2,200 hectares in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Eswatini and Japan?
- 700 hectares, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Japan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Eswatini and Japan rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Eswatini ranks 169th and Japan ranks 170th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.