Change forest area share total in Eswatini
Eswatini: Change forest area share total was -0.3464 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
-0.3464
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
187th
of 228 countries
All-time high
-0.3099
in 1991
All-time low
-0.3464
in 2025
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Change forest area share total in Eswatini, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change forest area share total in Eswatini is -0.3464, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Eswatini peaked at -0.3099 in 1991 and was at its lowest, -0.3464, in 2025.
Eswatini ranks 187th of 228 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Change forest area share total in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.3099 | — |
| 1992 | -0.3108 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | -0.3118 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | -0.3128 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | -0.3138 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | -0.3147 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | -0.3157 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | -0.3167 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | -0.3177 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | -0.3188 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | -0.3198 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | -0.3208 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | -0.3218 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | -0.3229 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | -0.3239 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | -0.325 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | -0.326 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | -0.3271 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | -0.3282 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | -0.3293 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | -0.3303 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | -0.3314 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | -0.3325 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | -0.3337 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | -0.3348 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | -0.3359 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | -0.337 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | -0.3382 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | -0.3393 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | -0.3405 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | -0.3416 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | -0.3428 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | -0.344 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | -0.3452 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | -0.3464 | +0.3% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's -0.3464 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.0292, 11.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's -0.3464 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.3469, 100% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.3138 | -0.3177 | -0.3099 | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.3234 | -0.3282 | -0.3188 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.3342 | -0.3393 | -0.3293 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3434 | -0.3464 | -0.3405 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More environment data for Eswatini
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1406 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.7918 hectares per person (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.321 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 57.91 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2772 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest area share total in Eswatini?
- Change forest area share total in Eswatini was -0.3464 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was -0.3099 in 1991.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3464 in 2025.
- How does Eswatini rank for change forest area share total?
- Eswatini ranks 187th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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