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Forest cover — Eswatini

Forest cover in Eswatini in 2023 — 29.14%. Ranked 111 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 2.33 pp.

2023 29.14% +0.07 pp vs 2022
World rank 111of 213
Period maximum 29.14%2023
Period minimum 26.81%1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of land area

Forest cover — Eswatini, 1990–202326272829301990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 26.81%1991: 26.88%1992: 26.95%1993: 27.02%1994: 27.09%1995: 27.16%1996: 27.23%1997: 27.3%1998: 27.38%1999: 27.45%2000: 27.52%2001: 27.59%2002: 27.66%2003: 27.73%2004: 27.8%2005: 27.87%2006: 27.94%2007: 28.01%2008: 28.08%2009: 28.15%2010: 28.22%2011: 28.29%2012: 28.36%2013: 28.43%2014: 28.51%2015: 28.58%2016: 28.65%2017: 28.72%2018: 28.79%2019: 28.86%2020: 28.93%2021: 29%2022: 29.07%2023: 29.14%
Change over the period: +2.33 pp Annual average: 0.07 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eswatini

Eswatini 29.14%
World 31.1%
Sub-Saharan Africa 25.74%
Southern Africa computed 14.64%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 26.63%
Forest cover — Eswatini, by year Eswatini All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 29.14 +0.07 pp
2022 29.07 +0.07 pp
2021 29 +0.07 pp
2020 28.93 +0.07 pp
2019 28.86 +0.07 pp
2018 28.79 +0.07 pp
2017 28.72 +0.07 pp
2016 28.65 +0.07 pp
2015 28.58 +0.07 pp
2014 28.51 +0.07 pp
2013 28.43 +0.07 pp
2012 28.36 +0.07 pp
2011 28.29 +0.07 pp
2010 28.22 +0.07 pp
2009 28.15 +0.07 pp
2008 28.08 +0.07 pp
2007 28.01 +0.07 pp
2006 27.94 +0.07 pp
2005 27.87 +0.07 pp
2004 27.8 +0.07 pp
2003 27.73 +0.07 pp
2002 27.66 +0.07 pp
2001 27.59 +0.07 pp
2000 27.52 +0.07 pp
1999 27.45 +0.07 pp
1998 27.38 +0.07 pp
1997 27.3 +0.07 pp
1996 27.23 +0.07 pp
1995 27.16 +0.07 pp
1994 27.09 +0.07 pp
1993 27.02 +0.07 pp
1992 26.95 +0.07 pp
1991 26.88 +0.07 pp
1990 26.81 —

Southern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SZ Eswatini 29.14 BW Botswana 26.29 ZA South Africa 13.97 NA Namibia 7.81 LS Lesotho 1.14
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About the indicator

The share of land under natural or planted forest in the total land area. Under the FAO definition, forest is a plot larger than 0.5 hectares with trees taller than 5 meters and a canopy cover above 10 percent; crop plantations and urban parks are not counted. The estimates are updated as part of the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA).

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by land area: the forest share is calculated against land area, not against the number of residents.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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