Forest area in Eswatini
Eswatini: Forest area was 567,400 hectares in 2011. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Eswatini, 1990–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 567,400 hectares for forest area in 2011. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Eswatini peaked at 567,400 hectares in 2011 and was at its lowest, 472,000 hectares, in 1990.
That places Eswatini 39th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Forest area in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 472,000 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 476,600 hectares | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 481,200 hectares | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 485,800 hectares | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 490,400 hectares | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 495,000 hectares | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 499,600 hectares | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 504,200 hectares | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 508,800 hectares | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 513,400 hectares | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 518,000 hectares | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 522,600 hectares | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 527,200 hectares | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 531,800 hectares | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 536,400 hectares | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 541,000 hectares | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 545,400 hectares | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 549,800 hectares | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 554,200 hectares | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 558,600 hectares | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 563,000 hectares | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 567,400 hectares | +0.8% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 567,400 hectares is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.98 million hectares, 11% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 567,400 hectares is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.59 million hectares, 10% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 492,700 hectares | 472,000 hectares | 513,400 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 538,500 hectares | 518,000 hectares | 558,600 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 565,200 hectares | 563,000 hectares | 567,400 hectares | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More agriculture & rural data for Eswatini
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0641 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 263.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4281 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7328 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.2% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Eswatini?
- Forest area in Eswatini was 567,400 hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 567,400 hectares in 2011.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 472,000 hectares in 1990.
- How does Eswatini rank for forest area?
- Eswatini ranks 39th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Forest area (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.