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
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.
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
- 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 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.