Index of forest extent, Index in Eswatini

Eswatini: Index of forest extent, Index was 108.12 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
108.12
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
50th
of 223 countries
All-time high
108.12
in 2023
All-time low
100
in 1992
Years of data
32
1992–2023

Index of forest extent, Index in Eswatini, 1992–2023

02550751001992200720231992: 1001993: 100.31994: 100.51995: 100.81996: 1011997: 101.31998: 101.61999: 101.82000: 102.12001: 102.42002: 102.62003: 102.92004: 103.12005: 103.42006: 103.72007: 103.92008: 104.22009: 104.52010: 104.72011: 1052012: 105.22013: 105.52014: 105.82015: 1062016: 106.32017: 106.52018: 106.82019: 107.12020: 107.32021: 107.62022: 107.92023: 108.1

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Eswatini recorded 108.12 for index of forest extent, index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, index of forest extent, index in Eswatini peaked at 108.12 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1992.

That places Eswatini 50th out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Index of forest extent, Index in Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for Index of forest extent, Index (Not Applicable) in Eswatini, 1992 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1992 100 —
1993 100.26 +0.3%
1994 100.52 +0.3%
1995 100.79 +0.3%
1996 101.05 +0.3%
1997 101.31 +0.3%
1998 101.57 +0.3%
1999 101.83 +0.3%
2000 102.09 +0.3%
2001 102.36 +0.3%
2002 102.62 +0.3%
2003 102.88 +0.3%
2004 103.14 +0.3%
2005 103.41 +0.3%
2006 103.67 +0.3%
2007 103.93 +0.3%
2008 104.19 +0.3%
2009 104.45 +0.3%
2010 104.72 +0.3%
2011 104.98 +0.3%
2012 105.24 +0.2%
2013 105.5 +0.2%
2014 105.76 +0.2%
2015 106.03 +0.2%
2016 106.29 +0.2%
2017 106.55 +0.2%
2018 106.81 +0.2%
2019 107.07 +0.2%
2020 107.33 +0.2%
2021 107.59 +0.2%
2022 107.86 +0.2%
2023 108.12 +0.2%

Eswatini compared with similar countries

  • Eswatini's 108.12 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 92.62, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Eswatini's 108.12 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 87.22, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 100.92 100 101.83 8
2000s 103.27 102.09 104.45 10
2010s 105.89 104.72 107.07 10
2020s 107.72 107.33 108.12 4

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 47 Romania 108.78 compare
  2. 48 North Macedonia 108.73 compare
  3. 49 Palau 108.36 compare
  4. 51 Bhutan 108.09 compare
  5. 52 Djibouti 107.92 compare
  6. 53 Burundi 107.56 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is index of forest extent, index in Eswatini?
Index of forest extent, index in Eswatini was 108.12 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest index of forest extent, index recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 108.12 in 2023.
What is the lowest index of forest extent, index recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1992.
How does Eswatini rank for index of forest extent, index?
Eswatini ranks 50th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
Is index of forest extent, index rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eswatini data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Index of forest extent, Index (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Index of forest extent, Index (Not Applicable)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
235 places, 7,488 data points, 1992–2023
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