Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Eswatini
Eswatini: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods was -1,500 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
-1,500 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
169th
of 235 countries
All-time high
-1,500 hectares
in 1991
All-time low
-1,500 hectares
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Eswatini, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Eswatini is -1,500 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Eswatini peaked at -1,500 hectares in 1991 and was at its lowest, -1,500 hectares, in 1991.
Eswatini ranks 169th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -1,500 hectares | — |
| 1992 | -1,500 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -1,500 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -1,500 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -1,500 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -1,500 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -1,500 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -1,500 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -1,500 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -1,500 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -1,500 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -1,500 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -1,500 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -1,500 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -1,500 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -1,500 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -1,500 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -1,500 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -1,500 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -1,500 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -1,500 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -1,500 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -1,500 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -1,500 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -1,500 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -1,500 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -1,500 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -1,500 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -1,500 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -1,500 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -1,500 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -1,500 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -1,500 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -1,500 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -1,500 hectares | -0.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's -1,500 hectares is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -848 hectares, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's -1,500 hectares is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -7,546 hectares, 20% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1,500 hectares | -1,500 hectares | -1,500 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | -1,500 hectares | -1,500 hectares | -1,500 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | -1,500 hectares | -1,500 hectares | -1,500 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | -1,500 hectares | -1,500 hectares | -1,500 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 166 Western Sahara -798.01 hectares compare
- 167 East Timor -848 hectares compare
- 168 Bangladesh -987.99 hectares compare
- 170 Japan -2,200 hectares compare
- 171 Tunisia -2,302 hectares compare
- 172 Vanuatu -2,384 hectares compare
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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Eswatini?
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Eswatini was -1,500 hectares 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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was -1,500 hectares in 1991.
- What is the lowest change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was -1,500 hectares in 1991.
- How does Eswatini rank for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Eswatini ranks 169th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.