Forest land — Area in Eswatini
Eswatini: Forest land — Area was 433.07 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Area in Eswatini, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — area in Eswatini stood at 433.07 1000 ha. 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 land — area in Eswatini peaked at 485.57 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 433.07 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Eswatini 162nd out of 249 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 land — Area in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 485.57 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 484.07 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 482.57 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 481.07 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 479.57 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 478.07 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 476.57 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 475.07 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 473.57 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 472.07 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 470.57 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 469.07 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 467.57 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 466.07 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 464.57 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 463.07 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 461.57 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 460.07 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 458.57 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 457.07 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 455.57 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 454.07 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 452.57 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 451.07 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 449.57 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 448.07 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 446.57 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 445.07 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 443.57 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 442.07 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 440.57 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 439.07 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 437.57 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 436.07 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 434.57 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 433.07 1000 ha | -0.3% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 433.07 1000 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,483 1000 ha, 12% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 433.07 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,914 1000 ha, 11% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 478.82 1000 ha | 472.07 1000 ha | 485.57 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 463.82 1000 ha | 457.07 1000 ha | 470.57 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 448.82 1000 ha | 442.07 1000 ha | 455.57 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 436.82 1000 ha | 433.07 1000 ha | 440.57 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 160 Bahamas 509.86 1000 ha compare
- 161 Puerto Rico 436.06 1000 ha compare
- 163 Tajikistan 424.5 1000 ha compare
- 164 Polynesia 383.8 1000 ha compare
- 165 Brunei Darussalam 380 1000 ha compare
- 165 Brunei 380 1000 ha 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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Eswatini?
- Forest land — area in Eswatini was 433.07 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 485.57 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 433.07 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Eswatini rank for forest land — area?
- Eswatini ranks 162nd out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.