Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Eswatini
Eswatini: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 287.86 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Eswatini, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for naturally regenerating forest — area in Eswatini is 287.86 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Eswatini peaked at 340.36 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 287.86 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Eswatini 148th out of 222 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 333.61 1000 ha | 326.86 1000 ha | 340.36 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 318.61 1000 ha | 311.86 1000 ha | 325.36 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 303.61 1000 ha | 296.86 1000 ha | 310.36 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 291.61 1000 ha | 287.86 1000 ha | 295.36 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 145 Belgium-Luxembourg 314.99 1000 ha compare
- 146 United Arab Emirates 310.97 1000 ha compare
- 147 Tajikistan 307.34 1000 ha compare
- 149 Belgium 243.3 1000 ha compare
- 150 Rwanda 237.28 1000 ha compare
- 151 Syrian Arab Republic 232.84 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Eswatini
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 25.26 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 49.85 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 16 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 58.14 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 83.52 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 1.7 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 20.38 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 14.78 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 177 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is naturally regenerating forest — area in Eswatini?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Eswatini was 287.86 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 340.36 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 287.86 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Eswatini rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Eswatini ranks 148th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. 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 Naturally regenerating forest — 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.