Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Eswatini
Eswatini: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 66.47 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Eswatini, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Eswatini is 66.47 %, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Eswatini peaked at 70.09 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 66.47 %, in 2025.
Eswatini ranks 183rd of 222 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.67 % | 69.24 % | 70.09 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.69 % | 68.23 % | 69.14 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.64 % | 67.15 % | 68.13 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.76 % | 66.47 % | 67.04 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
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 — share in forest land in Eswatini?
- Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Eswatini was 66.47 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 70.09 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.47 % in 2025.
- How does Eswatini rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
- Eswatini ranks 183rd out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 — Share in Forest land. 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.