Eswatini vs Norway: Share of forest area within protected areas
Eswatini
5.1%
in 2025
Norway
5.8%
in 2025
Eswatini rank
161st
Norway rank
159th
Share of forest area within protected areas over time
- Eswatini
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 5.8% against 5.1% in Eswatini, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Eswatini's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Norway ahead.
Eswatini ranks 161st and Norway ranks 159th of 197 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 1.8% | 1.8% | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 2.2% | 2.2% | Norway |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 4.4% | 1.4% | Norway |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 5.4% | 0.3% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of forest area within protected areas, Eswatini or Norway?
- Norway, at 5.8% against 5.1% in Eswatini as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of forest area within protected areas between Eswatini and Norway?
- 0.7%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Norway?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Eswatini and Norway rank globally for share of forest area within protected areas?
- Eswatini ranks 161st and Norway ranks 159th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of forest area within protected areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%).