Is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded rising or falling in Eswatini?

Over the last ten years it is up 41.2%. 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 Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Eswatini

Name: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Eswatini
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Eswatini: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded was 3.39 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

3.39 1000 ha

Change on year

up 0.9%

World rank

161st

of 240 countries

All-time high

3.39 1000 ha

in 2024

All-time low

0.58 1000 ha

in 2005

Years of data

2001–2024

Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Eswatini, 2001–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Eswatini recorded 3.39 1000 ha for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 41.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Eswatini peaked at 3.39 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.58 1000 ha, in 2005.

Eswatini ranks 161st of 240 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	1.19 1000 ha	0.58 1000 ha	2.89 1000 ha	9
2010s	1.7 1000 ha	0.75 1000 ha	2.42 1000 ha	10
2020s	2.44 1000 ha	1.37 1000 ha	3.39 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Eswatini

158 Jamaica 3.55 1000 ha compare
159 Timor-Leste 3.46 1000 ha compare
160 China, Hong Kong SAR 3.4 1000 ha compare
162 Tajikistan 3.35 1000 ha compare
163 Heard Island and McDonald Islands 3.34 1000 ha compare
164 Eritrea 3.14 1000 ha compare

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More environment data for Eswatini

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 25.26 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 49.85 1000 ha (2024)
Inland waters — Area 16 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 58.14 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 83.52 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,000 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 1.7 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 20.38 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 14.78 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 177 1000 ha (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Eswatini?: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Eswatini was 3.39 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in Eswatini?: The highest recorded value was 3.39 1000 ha in 2024.
What is the lowest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in Eswatini?: The lowest recorded value was 0.58 1000 ha in 2005.
How does Eswatini rank for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded?: Eswatini ranks 161st out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded rising or falling in Eswatini?: Over the last ten years it is up 41.2%. 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 Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded — Area from MODIS
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.