Eswatini vs Yemen: Share of forest area within protected areas
Eswatini
5.1%
in 2025
Yemen
5.8%
in 2025
Eswatini rank
161st
Yemen rank
158th
Share of forest area within protected areas over time
- Eswatini
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 5.8% against 5.1% in Eswatini, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Eswatini's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
Eswatini ranks 161st and Yemen ranks 158th of 197 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 5.8% | 5.8% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 5.8% | 5.8% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 5.7% | 2.7% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 5.8% | 0.7% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of forest area within protected areas, Eswatini or Yemen?
- Yemen, 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 Yemen?
- 0.7%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Yemen?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Eswatini and Yemen rank globally for share of forest area within protected areas?
- Eswatini ranks 161st and Yemen ranks 158th 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 (%).