Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Eswatini
Eswatini: Carbon stock change in forests — Area was 434.57 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Eswatini, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 434.57 1000 ha for carbon stock change in forests — area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — area in Eswatini peaked at 487.07 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 434.57 1000 ha, in 2025.
Eswatini ranks 139th of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 487.07 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 485.57 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 484.07 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 482.57 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 481.07 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 479.57 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 478.07 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 476.57 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 475.07 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 473.57 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 472.07 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 470.57 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 469.07 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 467.57 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 466.07 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 464.57 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 463.07 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 461.57 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 460.07 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 458.57 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 457.07 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 455.57 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 454.07 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 452.57 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 451.07 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 449.57 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 448.07 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 446.57 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 445.07 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 443.57 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 442.07 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 440.57 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 439.07 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 437.57 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 436.07 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 434.57 1000 ha | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 480.32 1000 ha | 473.57 1000 ha | 487.07 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 465.32 1000 ha | 458.57 1000 ha | 472.07 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 450.32 1000 ha | 443.57 1000 ha | 457.07 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 438.32 1000 ha | 434.57 1000 ha | 442.07 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 136 Western Sahara 530.02 1000 ha compare
- 137 Bahamas 509.86 1000 ha compare
- 138 Puerto Rico 441.27 1000 ha compare
- 140 Tajikistan 424.5 1000 ha compare
- 141 Brunei Darussalam 380.05 1000 ha compare
- 142 Haiti 372.1 1000 ha compare
More climate change data for Eswatini
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,459 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 469.92 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 988.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 35.32 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 77.58 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 66.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2521 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.3846 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — area in Eswatini?
- Carbon stock change in forests — area in Eswatini was 434.57 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — area recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 487.07 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — area recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 434.57 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Eswatini rank for carbon stock change in forests — area?
- Eswatini ranks 139th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — area rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).