Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Eswatini

Eswatini: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 33.53 % in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
33.53 %
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
43rd
of 191 countries
All-time high
33.53 %
in 2025
All-time low
29.91 %
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Eswatini, 1990–2025

01020301990200720251990: 29.9 %1991: 30 %1992: 30.1 %1993: 30.2 %1994: 30.3 %1995: 30.4 %1996: 30.5 %1997: 30.6 %1998: 30.7 %1999: 30.8 %2000: 30.9 %2001: 31 %2002: 31.1 %2003: 31.2 %2004: 31.3 %2005: 31.4 %2006: 31.5 %2007: 31.6 %2008: 31.7 %2009: 31.8 %2010: 31.9 %2011: 32 %2012: 32.1 %2013: 32.2 %2014: 32.3 %2015: 32.4 %2016: 32.5 %2017: 32.6 %2018: 32.7 %2019: 32.9 %2020: 33 %2021: 33.1 %2022: 33.2 %2023: 33.3 %2024: 33.4 %2025: 33.5 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Eswatini recorded 33.53 % for planted forest — share in forest land in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Eswatini peaked at 33.53 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 29.91 %, in 1990.

That places Eswatini 43rd out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 30.33 % 29.91 % 30.76 % 10
2000s 31.31 % 30.86 % 31.77 % 10
2010s 32.36 % 31.87 % 32.85 % 10
2020s 33.24 % 32.96 % 33.53 % 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is planted forest — share in forest land in Eswatini?
Planted forest — share in forest land in Eswatini was 33.53 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 33.53 % in 2025.
What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 29.91 % in 1990.
How does Eswatini rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
Eswatini ranks 43rd out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eswatini data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Planted Forest — Share in Forest land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,796 data points, 1990–2025
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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.