Eswatini vs Western Sahara: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Eswatini
-1,500 hectares
in 2025
Western Sahara
-798.01 hectares
in 2025
Eswatini rank
169th
Western Sahara rank
166th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Eswatini
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Western Sahara currently reports -798.01 hectares against -1,500 hectares in Eswatini, a difference of 701.99 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 169th and Western Sahara ranks 166th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 1 and Western Sahara in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1,500 hectares | -6,591 hectares | 5,091 hectares | Eswatini |
| 2000s | -1,500 hectares | -867 hectares | 633 hectares | Western Sahara |
| 2010s | -1,500 hectares | -299.3 hectares | 1,201 hectares | Western Sahara |
| 2020s | -1,500 hectares | -874.68 hectares | 625.32 hectares | Western Sahara |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods, Eswatini or Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara, at -798.01 hectares against -1,500 hectares in Eswatini as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Eswatini and Western Sahara?
- 701.99 hectares, with Western Sahara ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Western Sahara?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Eswatini and Western Sahara rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Eswatini ranks 169th and Western Sahara ranks 166th 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. 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.