Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 in Eswatini
Eswatini: Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 was 3,578 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 in Eswatini, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 3,578 ha for forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 142.0% on the previous year and down 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 in Eswatini peaked at 25,496 ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, 428.51 ha, in 2022.
That places Eswatini 66th out of 236 countries with data for 2024, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,314 ha | 5,116 ha | 11,217 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,497 ha | 1,114 ha | 25,496 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,107 ha | 1,071 ha | 6,792 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,976 ha | 428.51 ha | 3,578 ha | 5 |
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More climate change data for Eswatini
- Share co2 vs population 0.0132 (2100)
- Population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Population, total 1.26 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.8% (2025)
- Urban population 335,667 (2025)
- Urban population 26.7% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 0.8405 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 44.61 million (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 0.8405 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 0.8405 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 in Eswatini?
- Forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 in Eswatini was 3,578 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 25,496 ha in 2007.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 428.51 ha in 2022.
- How does Eswatini rank for forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1?
- Eswatini ranks 66th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.