Eswatini - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Eswatini was 4,976 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,976 in 2020 and a minimum value of 4,611 in 1990.

Definition: 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.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 4,611
1991 4,624
1992 4,636
1993 4,648
1994 4,660
1995 4,672
1996 4,684
1997 4,696
1998 4,709
1999 4,721
2000 4,733
2001 4,745
2002 4,757
2003 4,769
2004 4,781
2005 4,794
2006 4,806
2007 4,818
2008 4,830
2009 4,842
2010 4,854
2011 4,866
2012 4,879
2013 4,891
2014 4,903
2015 4,915
2016 4,927
2017 4,939
2018 4,951
2019 4,964
2020 4,976

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in Eswatini was 28.93 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 28.93 in 2020, while its lowest value was 26.81 in 1990.

Definition: 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.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1990 26.81
1991 26.88
1992 26.95
1993 27.02
1994 27.09
1995 27.16
1996 27.23
1997 27.30
1998 27.38
1999 27.45
2000 27.52
2001 27.59
2002 27.66
2003 27.73
2004 27.80
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

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use