Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Eswatini
Eswatini: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 25.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Eswatini, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Eswatini stood at 25.2%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Eswatini peaked at 28.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 25.2%, in 2025.
That places Eswatini 116th out of 219 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28.2% | — |
| 2000 | 27.4% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 26.5% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 26.1% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 25.6% | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 25.2% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.2% | 28.2% | 28.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 27.4% | 27.4% | 27.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 26.3% | 26.1% | 26.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 25.2% | 25.6% | 2 |
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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)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 64.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0025 t per person (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita 0.0029 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -94.34 % change on previous year (2023)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0135 t per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 583.16 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Eswatini?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Eswatini was 25.2% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 28.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.2% in 2025.
- How does Eswatini rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Eswatini ranks 116th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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