Eswatini — Forest area
Forest Area (% of Land Area) for Eswatini, 1990–2024.
Forest area for Eswatini was 25.27% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 28.23% in 1990. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.33% per year.
Eswatini ranks 118 of 214 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 55%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 22.46%, so Eswatini sits above it. It peaked in 1990 and has fallen 11% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 3%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 22 of 48 economies; Ethiopia (23.84%) is just below it.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 94th of 178 in 1990 → 115th of 207 in 2000 → 119th of 209 in 2010 → 117th of 214 in 2020 → 117th of 209 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25.27% | -0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 25.35% | -0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 25.44% | -0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 25.53% | -0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 25.61% | -0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 25.7% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 25.79% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 25.88% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 25.96% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 26.05% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 26.14% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 26.23% | -0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 26.31% | -0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 26.4% | -0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 26.49% | -0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 26.57% | -0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 26.66% | -0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 26.75% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 26.84% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 26.92% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 27.01% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 27.1% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 27.18% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 27.27% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 27.36% | -0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 27.45% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 27.53% | -0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 27.62% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 27.71% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 27.79% | -0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 27.88% | -0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 27.97% | -0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 28.06% | -0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 28.14% | -0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 28.23% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Eswatini’s Forest area in 1991?
28.14% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of land area, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Eswatini’s Forest area growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -10.5% in total — about 0.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator AG.LND.FRST.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 25.27%; 2023: 25.35%; 2022: 25.44%; 2021: 25.53%; 2020: 25.61%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
AG.LND.FRST.ZS — Forest Area (% of Land Area). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.