Forest fires — Burned Area in Eswatini
Eswatini: Forest fires — Burned Area was 3,578 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area 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 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 in Eswatini peaked at 25,496 ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, 428.51 ha, in 2022.
That places Eswatini 59th out of 219 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.
Forest fires — Burned Area in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,116 ha | — |
| 1991 | 5,116 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5,116 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5,116 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5,116 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5,116 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 8,177 ha | +59.8% |
| 1997 | 5,499 ha | -32.8% |
| 1998 | 11,217 ha | +104.0% |
| 1999 | 7,550 ha | -32.7% |
| 2000 | 4,545 ha | -39.8% |
| 2001 | 2,978 ha | -34.5% |
| 2002 | 1,221 ha | -59.0% |
| 2003 | 3,621 ha | +196.5% |
| 2004 | 4,264 ha | +17.8% |
| 2005 | 2,614 ha | -38.7% |
| 2006 | 1,114 ha | -57.4% |
| 2007 | 25,496 ha | +2188.4% |
| 2008 | 17,484 ha | -31.4% |
| 2009 | 1,628 ha | -90.7% |
| 2010 | 6,064 ha | +272.4% |
| 2011 | 6,021 ha | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 4,757 ha | -21.0% |
| 2013 | 4,842 ha | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 5,271 ha | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 2,292 ha | -56.5% |
| 2016 | 2,485 ha | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 1,478 ha | -40.5% |
| 2018 | 1,071 ha | -27.5% |
| 2019 | 6,792 ha | +534.0% |
| 2020 | 1,350 ha | -80.1% |
| 2021 | 3,043 ha | +125.4% |
| 2022 | 428.51 ha | -85.9% |
| 2023 | 1,478 ha | +245.0% |
| 2024 | 3,578 ha | +142.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 3,578 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,929 ha, 1.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 3,578 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,274 ha, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area in Eswatini changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +2188.4% | 1,114 ha | 25,496 ha |
| 2019 | +534.0% | 1,071 ha | 6,792 ha |
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 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More climate change data for Eswatini
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 10.39 million kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area in Eswatini?
- Forest fires — burned area 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 recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 25,496 ha in 2007.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 428.51 ha in 2022.
- How does Eswatini rank for forest fires — burned area?
- Eswatini ranks 59th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area 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. 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.