Eswatini vs East Timor: Annual change in forest area
Eswatini
-1,500 hectares
in 2025
East Timor
-848 hectares
in 2025
Eswatini rank
169th
East Timor rank
167th
Annual change in forest area over time
- Eswatini
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports -848 hectares against -1,500 hectares in Eswatini, a difference of 652 hectares.
Across all 35 years both countries report, East Timor has been ahead every year.
Eswatini ranks 169th and East Timor ranks 167th of 235 countries.
East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1,500 hectares | -1,400 hectares | 100 hectares | East Timor |
| 2000s | -1,500 hectares | -1,400 hectares | 100 hectares | East Timor |
| 2010s | -1,500 hectares | -1,400 hectares | 100 hectares | East Timor |
| 2020s | -1,500 hectares | -940 hectares | 560 hectares | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Eswatini or East Timor?
- East Timor, at -848 hectares against -1,500 hectares in Eswatini as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Eswatini and East Timor?
- 652 hectares, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and East Timor?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Eswatini and East Timor rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Eswatini ranks 169th and East Timor ranks 167th 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.