Environment in Eswatini

1,640 indicators covering environment for Eswatini.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 92.3% 2023 up 9.8% 116th
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 50.3% 2023 up 15.4% 131st
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding -3.63 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 110th
Other nitrogenous fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import quantity 3,339 t 2023 down 70.7% 95th
Other nitrogenous fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import value 1,781 1000 USD 2023 down 68.2% 94th
Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 50.23 m3 per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 19th
Share of land covered by forest 25.2% 2025 down 3.3% 120th
6.4.1 Water Use Efficiency (Industries) — Value 68.62 USD/m3 2023 up 5.3% 81st
6.4.1 Water Use Efficiency (Services (G to T)) — Value 63.41 USD/m3 2023 up 31.0% 89th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, unbleached — Production 0 t 2024 34th
6.4.2 Level of water stress (No breakdown) — Value 77.56 % 2023 unchanged 21st
Fertilizers n.e.c. — Import quantity 3,466 t 2023 up 128.2% 90th
Fertilizers n.e.c. — Import value 1,723 1000 USD 2023 up 130.5% 112th
Particle board — Production 45,000 m3 2024 up 28.6% 62nd
NPK fertilizers — Import quantity 19,440 t 2023 up 243.8% 82nd
NPK fertilizers — Import value 9,799 1000 USD 2023 up 240.3% 94th
Land use 195,000 hectares 2023 up 1.0% 145th
6.4.2 Level of water stress (Agriculture (ISIC4 A01 A0210 A0322)) 73.06 % 2023 unchanged 15th
6.4.2 Level of water stress (Services (G to T)) — Value 3 % 2023 unchanged 70th
Recovered paper — Production, per capita 0.0048 t per person 2024 down 8.6% 76th
6.4.2 Level of water stress (Industries) — Value 1.5 % 2023 unchanged 64th
Urea — Import value 8,991 1000 USD 2023 up 18.7% 94th
Urea — Import quantity 18,413 t 2023 up 16.5% 98th
Paper and paperboard — Production, per square kilometre 2.85 t per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 43rd
Other paper and paperboard — Production, per square kilometre 2.85 t per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 41st
Recovered fibre pulp (export/import) — Import quantity 52 t 2024 up 5,100.0% 90th
Recovered fibre pulp (export/import) — Import value 38 1000 USD 2024 up 3,700.0% 97th
Recovered paper — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 11.8% 54th
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import quantity 22 m3 2024 down 63.3% 151st
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import value 7 1000 USD 2024 down 89.1% 161st
Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 15.12 m3 per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 30th
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import value 950.46 1000 USD 2023 up 1,321.6% 102nd
6.4.1 Water Use Efficiency (No breakdown) — Value 3.89 USD/m3 2023 up 19.7% 139th
Ammonium nitrate (AN) — Import quantity 7,535 t 2023 up 75.2% 82nd
Ammonium nitrate (AN) — Import value 3,293 1000 USD 2023 up 69.9% 85th
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Import quantity 1,658 t 2023 up 1,553.2% 103rd
Ammonium sulphate — Import quantity 774.75 t 2023 up 261.2% 105th
Ammonium sulphate — Import value 206.29 1000 USD 2023 up 110.7% 111th
Potassium nitrate — Import quantity 5.04 t 2023 up 25,100.0% 128th
Potassium nitrate — Import value 7.59 1000 USD 2023 up 1,208.6% 127th
6.4.1 Water Use Efficiency (Agriculture (ISIC4 A01 A0210 A0322)) 0.12 USD/m3 2023 unchanged 118th
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 145,210 hectares 2025 unchanged 91st
Mules and hinnies — Stocks 110 An 2023 unchanged 71st
Mules and hinnies — Amount excreted in manure 2,401 kg 2023 unchanged 70th
Mules and hinnies — Manure left on pasture 2,377 kg 2023 unchanged 69th
Mules and hinnies — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 475.39 kg 2023 unchanged 69th
Mules and hinnies — Manure left on pasture that leaches 713.09 kg 2023 unchanged 69th
Mules and hinnies — Manure management 48.02 kg 2023 unchanged 66th
Mules and hinnies — Losses from manure treated 0 kg 2023 1st
Mules and hinnies — Manure applied to soils 48.02 kg 2023 unchanged 66th
Mules and hinnies — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 9.6 kg 2023 unchanged 66th
Mules and hinnies — Manure applied to soils that leaches 14.41 kg 2023 unchanged 66th
Ammonia, anhydrous — Import quantity 1.5 t 2023 down 53.7% 158th
Ammonia, anhydrous — Import value 2.19 1000 USD 2023 down 74.9% 163rd
Diammonium phosphate (DAP) — Import quantity 338.68 t 2021 down 73.8% 103rd
Diammonium phosphate (DAP) — Import value 190.6 1000 USD 2021 down 69.5% 110th
Other NP compounds — Import quantity 229.98 t 2023 down 89.2% 102nd
Other NP compounds — Import value 150.53 1000 USD 2023 down 84.3% 107th
Monoammonium phosphate (MAP) — Import value 216.41 1000 USD 2023 up 1,081,950.0% 100th
Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (SOP) — Import value 380.77 1000 USD 2023 up 350.3% 91st