Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Eswatini
Eswatini: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 20.61 million t in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Eswatini, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million t.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Eswatini stood at 20.61 million t. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Eswatini peaked at 23.39 million t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 20.61 million t, in 2025.
That places Eswatini 140th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.39 million t | — |
| 1991 | 23.31 million t | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 23.23 million t | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 23.15 million t | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 23.07 million t | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 22.99 million t | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 22.91 million t | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 22.83 million t | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 22.75 million t | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 22.67 million t | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 22.59 million t | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 22.51 million t | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 22.43 million t | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 22.35 million t | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 22.27 million t | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 22.2 million t | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 22.12 million t | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 22.04 million t | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 21.96 million t | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 21.88 million t | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 21.8 million t | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 21.72 million t | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 21.64 million t | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 21.56 million t | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 21.48 million t | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 21.4 million t | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 21.32 million t | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 21.24 million t | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 21.16 million t | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 21.08 million t | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 21 million t | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 20.92 million t | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 20.84 million t | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 20.77 million t | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 20.69 million t | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 20.61 million t | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.03 million t | 22.67 million t | 23.39 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.23 million t | 21.88 million t | 22.59 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.44 million t | 21.08 million t | 21.8 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.8 million t | 20.61 million t | 21 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 137 Puerto Rico 21.78 million t compare
- 138 Western Sahara 21.57 million t compare
- 139 Bahamas 21.23 million t compare
- 141 Burundi 20.06 million t compare
- 142 Armenia 18.02 million t compare
- 143 Turkmenistan 17.35 million t 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 forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Eswatini?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Eswatini was 20.61 million t in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 23.39 million t in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.61 million t in 2025.
- How does Eswatini rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Eswatini ranks 140th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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 Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.