Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Eswatini
Eswatini: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 33.53 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Eswatini, 1990–2025
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 46th out of 207 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.
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29.91 % | — |
| 1991 | 30 % | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 30.09 % | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 30.18 % | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 30.28 % | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 30.37 % | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 30.47 % | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 30.57 % | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 30.66 % | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 30.76 % | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 30.86 % | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 30.96 % | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 31.06 % | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 31.16 % | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 31.26 % | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 31.36 % | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 31.46 % | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 31.56 % | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 31.67 % | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 31.77 % | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 31.87 % | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 31.98 % | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 32.09 % | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 32.19 % | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 32.3 % | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 32.41 % | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 32.52 % | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 32.63 % | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 32.74 % | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 32.85 % | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 32.96 % | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 33.07 % | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 33.19 % | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 33.3 % | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 33.41 % | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 33.53 % | +0.4% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 33.53 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.75 %, 7.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 33.53 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.91 %, 11.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
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 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 46th out of 207 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
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.