How does Eswatini rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?

Eswatini ranks 180th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.

Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Eswatini?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Eswatini

Name: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Eswatini
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Eswatini: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 3.11 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)

3.11 1000 ha

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

180th

of 240 countries

All-time high

3.11 1000 ha

in 2023

All-time low

3.04 1000 ha

in 2001

Years of data

2001–2024

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Eswatini, 2001–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Eswatini recorded 3.11 1000 ha for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Eswatini peaked at 3.11 1000 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.04 1000 ha, in 2001.

Eswatini ranks 180th of 240 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	3.04 1000 ha	3.04 1000 ha	3.04 1000 ha	9
2010s	3.06 1000 ha	3.04 1000 ha	3.09 1000 ha	10
2020s	3.1 1000 ha	3.09 1000 ha	3.11 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Eswatini

177 Cabo Verde 3.68 1000 ha compare
178 New Caledonia 3.66 1000 ha compare
179 United States Virgin Islands 3.51 1000 ha compare
181 Djibouti 2.8 1000 ha compare
182 Faroe Islands 2.63 1000 ha compare
183 Belize 2.46 1000 ha compare

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More environment data for Eswatini

Standard Deviation 0.321 °C (2025)
Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
Industrial roundwood — Export value 6,226 1000 USD (2024)
Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 38,589 m3 (2024)
Industrial roundwood — Import value 217 1000 USD (2024)
Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 1,139 m3 (2024)
Industrial roundwood — Production 934,000 m3 (2024)
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 1.25 million m3 (2024)
Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 120,000 m3 (2024)
Wood fuel — Production 1.37 million m3 (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Eswatini?: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Eswatini was 3.11 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Eswatini?: The highest recorded value was 3.11 1000 ha in 2023.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Eswatini?: The lowest recorded value was 3.04 1000 ha in 2001.
How does Eswatini rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: Eswatini ranks 180th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Eswatini?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.