Eswatini vs Zimbabwe: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area
Eswatini
0.3%
in 2020
Zimbabwe
0.4%
in 2020
Eswatini rank
32nd
Zimbabwe rank
30th
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area over time
- Eswatini
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Eswatini, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Eswatini's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
Eswatini ranks 32nd and Zimbabwe ranks 30th of 105 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual deforestation as a share of forest area, Eswatini or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Eswatini as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual deforestation as a share of forest area between Eswatini and Zimbabwe?
- 0.1%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Zimbabwe?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Eswatini and Zimbabwe rank globally for annual deforestation as a share of forest area?
- Eswatini ranks 32nd and Zimbabwe ranks 30th of 105 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 deforestation as a share of forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual deforestation as share of forest area represents the yearly percentage of forest area lost due to deforestation relative to the total forest area.