Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Eswatini
Eswatini: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 5.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Eswatini, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Eswatini is 5.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 43.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Eswatini peaked at 5.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Eswatini ranks 136th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 0.0% | 3.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.1% | 2 |
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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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -18.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0001 t per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.0003 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 6,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 6,000 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Eswatini?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Eswatini was 5.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Eswatini rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Eswatini ranks 136th out of 168 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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