Forest area km in Eswatini
Eswatini: Forest area km was 433,070 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
433,070
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
146th
of 235 countries
All-time high
485,570
in 1990
All-time low
433,070
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area km in Eswatini, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area km in Eswatini is 433,070, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area km in Eswatini peaked at 485,570 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 433,070, in 2025.
That places Eswatini 146th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest area km in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 485,570 | — |
| 1991 | 484,070 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 482,570 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 481,070 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 479,570 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 478,070 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 476,570 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 475,070 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 473,570 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 472,070 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 470,570 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 469,070 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 467,570 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 466,070 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 464,570 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 463,070 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 461,570 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 460,070 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 458,570 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 457,070 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 455,570 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 454,070 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 452,570 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 451,070 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 449,570 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 448,070 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 446,570 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 445,070 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 443,570 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 442,070 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 440,570 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 439,070 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 437,570 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 436,070 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 434,570 | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 433,070 | -0.3% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 433,070 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.89 million, 11% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 433,070 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.37 million, 10% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 478,820 | 472,070 | 485,570 | 10 |
| 2000s | 463,820 | 457,070 | 470,570 | 10 |
| 2010s | 448,820 | 442,070 | 455,570 | 10 |
| 2020s | 436,820 | 433,070 | 440,570 | 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 forest area km in Eswatini?
- Forest area km in Eswatini was 433,070 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area km recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 485,570 in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area km recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 433,070 in 2025.
- How does Eswatini rank for forest area km?
- Eswatini ranks 146th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area km 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area km. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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