Forest certified for sustainable use in Eswatini
Eswatini: Forest certified for sustainable use was 127,350 thousands of hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest certified for sustainable use in Eswatini, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in thousands of hectares.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 127,350 thousands of hectares for forest certified for sustainable use in 2024.
The figure is up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest certified for sustainable use in Eswatini peaked at 128,680 thousands of hectares in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 thousands of hectares, in 1990.
Eswatini ranks 60th of 246 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Forest certified for sustainable use in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | thousands of hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 thousands of hectares | — |
| 2000 | 0 thousands of hectares | — |
| 2005 | 17,020 thousands of hectares | — |
| 2010 | 114,470 thousands of hectares | +572.6% |
| 2015 | 114,760 thousands of hectares | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 124,530 thousands of hectares | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 120,670 thousands of hectares | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 123,500 thousands of hectares | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 125,440 thousands of hectares | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 125,710 thousands of hectares | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 128,680 thousands of hectares | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 123,600 thousands of hectares | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 127,350 thousands of hectares | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 127,350 thousands of hectares | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 thousands of hectares | 0 thousands of hectares | 0 thousands of hectares | 1 |
| 2000s | 8,510 thousands of hectares | 0 thousands of hectares | 17,020 thousands of hectares | 2 |
| 2010s | 120,562 thousands of hectares | 114,470 thousands of hectares | 125,440 thousands of hectares | 6 |
| 2020s | 126,538 thousands of hectares | 123,600 thousands of hectares | 128,680 thousands of hectares | 5 |
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 forest certified for sustainable use in Eswatini?
- Forest certified for sustainable use in Eswatini was 127,350 thousands of hectares in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest certified for sustainable use recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 128,680 thousands of hectares in 2021.
- What is the lowest forest certified for sustainable use recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 thousands of hectares in 1990.
- How does Eswatini rank for forest certified for sustainable use?
- Eswatini ranks 60th out of 246 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest certified for sustainable use rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest certified for sustainable use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification scheme (thousands of hectares).