Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Eswatini
Eswatini: Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites was 22.66 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
22.66
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
191st
of 240 countries
All-time high
22.66
in 2020
All-time low
20.88
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Eswatini, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 22.66 for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Eswatini peaked at 22.66 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 20.88, in 2000.
Eswatini ranks 191st of 240 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.88 | — |
| 2001 | 20.88 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 20.88 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 20.88 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 20.88 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 20.88 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 20.88 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 20.88 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 20.88 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 20.88 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 20.88 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 20.88 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 20.88 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 21.04 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 21.04 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 21.2 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 21.2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 21.2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 21.2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 21.2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 22.66 | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 22.66 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 22.66 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 22.66 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 22.66 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 22.66 | +0.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 22.66 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.58, 50% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 22.66 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 55.52, 41% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.88 | 20.88 | 20.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.07 | 20.88 | 21.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.66 | 22.66 | 22.66 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More environment data for Eswatini
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1406 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.7918 hectares per person (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.321 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 57.91 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Eswatini?
- Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Eswatini was 22.66 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 22.66 in 2020.
- What is the lowest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.88 in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites?
- Eswatini ranks 191st out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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