Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Eswatini
Eswatini: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.086 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Eswatini, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Eswatini is 0.086 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 245.0% on the previous year and down 69.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Eswatini peaked at 1.48 ha per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0249 ha per square kilometre, in 2022.
That places Eswatini 32nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2974 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.2974 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2974 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2974 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2974 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2974 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4754 ha per square kilometre | +59.8% |
| 1997 | 0.3197 ha per square kilometre | -32.8% |
| 1998 | 0.6521 ha per square kilometre | +104.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4389 ha per square kilometre | -32.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2643 ha per square kilometre | -39.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1732 ha per square kilometre | -34.5% |
| 2002 | 0.071 ha per square kilometre | -59.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2105 ha per square kilometre | +196.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2479 ha per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 2005 | 0.152 ha per square kilometre | -38.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0648 ha per square kilometre | -57.4% |
| 2007 | 1.48 ha per square kilometre | +2188.4% |
| 2008 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | -31.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0947 ha per square kilometre | -90.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3525 ha per square kilometre | +272.4% |
| 2011 | 0.35 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2765 ha per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2815 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3064 ha per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1333 ha per square kilometre | -56.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1445 ha per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 0.086 ha per square kilometre | -40.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0623 ha per square kilometre | -27.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3949 ha per square kilometre | +534.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0785 ha per square kilometre | -80.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1769 ha per square kilometre | +125.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0249 ha per square kilometre | -85.9% |
| 2023 | 0.086 ha per square kilometre | +245.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.086 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0199 ha per square kilometre, 4.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.086 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0207 ha per square kilometre, 4.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre 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% | 0.0648 ha per square kilometre | 1.48 ha per square kilometre |
| 2019 | +534.0% | 0.0623 ha per square kilometre | 0.3949 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3671 ha per square kilometre | 0.2974 ha per square kilometre | 0.6521 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3777 ha per square kilometre | 0.0648 ha per square kilometre | 1.48 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2388 ha per square kilometre | 0.0623 ha per square kilometre | 0.3949 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0916 ha per square kilometre | 0.0249 ha per square kilometre | 0.1769 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 29 Dominican Republic 0.1057 ha per square kilometre compare
- 30 Bhutan 0.1056 ha per square kilometre compare
- 31 Indonesia 0.1019 ha per square kilometre compare
- 33 Chad 0.074 ha per square kilometre compare
- 34 Portugal 0.0628 ha per square kilometre compare
- 35 Nigeria 0.0575 ha per square kilometre compare
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, per square kilometre in Eswatini?
- Forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Eswatini was 0.086 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 1.48 ha per square kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0249 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Eswatini rank for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Eswatini ranks 32nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.