Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Eswatini
Eswatini: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita was -0.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Eswatini, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded -0.3% for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita 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, annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Eswatini peaked at -0.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, -0.3%, in 2025.
Eswatini ranks 186th of 227 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.3% | -0.3% | -0.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.3% | -0.3% | -0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.3% | -0.3% | -0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3% | -0.3% | -0.3% | 6 |
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More environment data for Eswatini
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 2.93 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.36 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.7887 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1053 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.3101 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0117 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0022 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0054 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.157 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Eswatini?
- Annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Eswatini was -0.3% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was -0.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3% in 2025.
- How does Eswatini rank for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita?
- Eswatini ranks 186th out of 227 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.