Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Eswatini
Eswatini: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0041 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Eswatini, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 0.0041 sq. km per person for forest area (sq. km), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Eswatini peaked at 0.0053 sq. km per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0041 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Eswatini ranks 80th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0053 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0051 sq. km per person | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0049 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0048 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0048 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0048 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0047 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0047 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0046 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0046 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0045 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0045 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0045 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0045 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0045 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0044 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0044 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0044 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0044 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0044 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0044 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0044 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0043 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0043 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0043 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0043 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0043 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0043 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0042 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0042 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0042 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0041 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0041 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0041 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.0041 sq. km per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0022 sq. km per person, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.0041 sq. km per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.003 sq. km per person, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0048 sq. km per person | 0.0046 sq. km per person | 0.0053 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0045 sq. km per person | 0.0044 sq. km per person | 0.0045 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0043 sq. km per person | 0.0042 sq. km per person | 0.0044 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0041 sq. km per person | 0.0041 sq. km per person | 0.0042 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More agriculture & rural data for Eswatini
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1552 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1175 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.947 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in Eswatini?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Eswatini was 0.0041 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0053 sq. km per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0041 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Eswatini rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Eswatini ranks 80th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.