Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) was 262.16 kt in 2025. ▬ Flat
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Eswatini, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Eswatini is 262.16 kt, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Eswatini peaked at 264.94 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 262.16 kt, in 2021.
Eswatini ranks 78th of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 264.94 kt | — |
| 1991 | 264.94 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 264.94 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 264.94 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 264.94 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 264.94 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 264.94 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 264.94 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 264.94 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 264.94 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 264.94 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 264.03 kt | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 264.03 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 264.03 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 264.03 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 264.03 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 264.03 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 264.03 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 264.03 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 264.03 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 264.03 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 263.19 kt | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 263.19 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 263.19 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 263.19 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 263.19 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 262.68 kt | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 262.68 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 262.68 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 262.68 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 262.68 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 262.16 kt | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 262.16 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 262.16 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 262.16 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 262.16 kt | +0.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 262.16 kt is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 331.78 kt, 79% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 262.16 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,825 kt, 9% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 264.94 kt | 264.94 kt | 264.94 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 264.12 kt | 264.03 kt | 264.94 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 263.07 kt | 262.68 kt | 264.03 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 262.25 kt | 262.16 kt | 262.68 kt | 6 |
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 net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Eswatini?
- Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Eswatini was 262.16 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 264.94 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 262.16 kt in 2021.
- How does Eswatini rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Eswatini ranks 78th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).