Eswatini vs World: Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Agricultural land — Share in Land area over time
- Eswatini
- World
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 69.61 % against 35.69 % in World, a difference of 33.92 %.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 2.0 times World's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Eswatini has been ahead every year.
Eswatini ranks 22nd and World ranks 7th of 216 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86.32 % | 34.88 % | 51.45 % | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 83.18 % | 35.33 % | 47.85 % | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 74.92 % | 35.86 % | 39.07 % | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 71.19 % | 36.56 % | 34.63 % | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 71.11 % | 36.44 % | 34.67 % | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 70.44 % | 36.05 % | 34.39 % | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 69.55 % | 35.7 % | 33.84 % | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — share in land area, Eswatini or World?
- Eswatini, at 69.61 % against 35.69 % in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — share in land area between Eswatini and World?
- 33.92 %, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and World?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and World rank globally for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Eswatini ranks 22nd and World ranks 7th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.