Annual deforestation in Eswatini
Eswatini: Annual deforestation was 1,500 hectares per year in 2020. ▬ Flat
Annual deforestation in Eswatini, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual deforestation in Eswatini is 1,500 hectares per year, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual deforestation in Eswatini peaked at 1,500 hectares per year in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,500 hectares per year, in 1990.
That places Eswatini 63rd out of 112 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Annual deforestation in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,500 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 1,500 hectares per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,500 hectares per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,500 hectares per year | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,500 hectares per year | +0.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 1,500 hectares per year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14,965 hectares per year, 10% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 1,500 hectares per year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 46,520 hectares per year, 3% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,500 hectares per year | 1,500 hectares per year | 1,500 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,500 hectares per year | 1,500 hectares per year | 1,500 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,500 hectares per year | 1,500 hectares per year | 1,500 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 1,500 hectares per year | 1,500 hectares per year | 1,500 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More environment data for Eswatini
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.321 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2772 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual deforestation in Eswatini?
- Annual deforestation in Eswatini was 1,500 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual deforestation recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 1,500 hectares per year in 1990.
- What is the lowest annual deforestation recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,500 hectares per year in 1990.
- How does Eswatini rank for annual deforestation?
- Eswatini ranks 63rd out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual deforestation rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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