Tree Cover Loss in Eswatini
Eswatini: Tree Cover Loss was 1,617 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Tree Cover Loss in Eswatini, 2001–2025
Source: Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA). Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 1,617 hectares for tree cover loss in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.4% on the previous year and down 49.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss in Eswatini peaked at 10,654 hectares in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1,617 hectares, in 2025.
That places Eswatini 117th out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,370 hectares | 3,800 hectares | 10,654 hectares | 9 |
| 2010s | 4,133 hectares | 1,920 hectares | 6,660 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,310 hectares | 1,617 hectares | 3,160 hectares | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Eswatini
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 330.70 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.4% (2025)
- Rural population 920,507 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 73.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.2% (2023)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 6.41 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 6.41 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 71,001 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree cover loss in Eswatini?
- Tree cover loss in Eswatini was 1,617 hectares in 2025, according to Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA).
- What is the highest tree cover loss recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 10,654 hectares in 2009.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,617 hectares in 2025.
- How does Eswatini rank for tree cover loss?
- Eswatini ranks 117th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tree cover loss rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA), published as part of Tree Cover Loss (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Shows year-by-year tree cover loss, defined as stand level replacement of vegetation greater than 5 meters, within the selected area. The tree cover loss data set is a collaboration of the University of Maryland, Google, USGS, and NASA, and uses Landsat satellite images to map annual tree cover loss at a 30 × 30 meter resolution. Note that “tree cover loss” is not the same as “deforestation” – tree cover loss includes change in both natural and planted forest, and does not need to be human caused. The data from 2011 onward were produced with an updated methodology that may capture additional loss. Comparisons between the original 2001-2010 data and future years should be performed with caution.