What is the difference in arable land use per person between Eswatini and Germany?

0.0035 hectares per person, with Eswatini ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Germany?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Eswatini vs Germany: Arable land use per person

Eswatini

0.1438 hectares per person

in 2023

Germany

0.1403 hectares per person

in 2023

Eswatini rank

86th

Germany rank

89th

Arable land use per person over time

Eswatini
Germany

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 0.1438 hectares per person against 0.1403 hectares per person in Germany, a difference of 0.0035 hectares per person.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Eswatini has been ahead every year.

Eswatini ranks 86th and Germany ranks 89th of 206 countries.

Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eswatini	Germany	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.3599 hectares per person	0.16 hectares per person	0.1999 hectares per person	Eswatini
1970s	0.326 hectares per person	0.1533 hectares per person	0.1727 hectares per person	Eswatini
1980s	0.2275 hectares per person	0.1532 hectares per person	0.0743 hectares per person	Eswatini
1990s	0.1851 hectares per person	0.1449 hectares per person	0.0403 hectares per person	Eswatini
2000s	0.1653 hectares per person	0.1441 hectares per person	0.0211 hectares per person	Eswatini
2010s	0.1551 hectares per person	0.1447 hectares per person	0.0104 hectares per person	Eswatini
2020s	0.146 hectares per person	0.1402 hectares per person	0.0058 hectares per person	Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land use per person, Eswatini or Germany?: Eswatini, at 0.1438 hectares per person against 0.1403 hectares per person in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land use per person between Eswatini and Germany?: 0.0035 hectares per person, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Germany?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Eswatini and Germany rank globally for arable land use per person?: Eswatini ranks 86th and Germany ranks 89th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Arable land use per person
Unit: hectares per person
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.