Eswatini vs Uganda: Arable land use per person
Eswatini
0.1438 hectares per person
in 2023
Uganda
0.1418 hectares per person
in 2023
Eswatini rank
86th
Uganda rank
87th
Arable land use per person over time
- Eswatini
- Uganda
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 0.1438 hectares per person against 0.1418 hectares per person in Uganda, a difference of 0.002 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uganda ahead.
Eswatini ranks 86th and Uganda ranks 87th of 206 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3599 hectares per person | 0.4041 hectares per person | 0.0442 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 1970s | 0.326 hectares per person | 0.3416 hectares per person | 0.0156 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 1980s | 0.2275 hectares per person | 0.3125 hectares per person | 0.0849 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 1990s | 0.1851 hectares per person | 0.25 hectares per person | 0.0648 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 2000s | 0.1653 hectares per person | 0.2156 hectares per person | 0.0503 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 2010s | 0.1551 hectares per person | 0.1859 hectares per person | 0.0309 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 2020s | 0.146 hectares per person | 0.1483 hectares per person | 0.0022 hectares per person | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Eswatini or Uganda?
- Eswatini, at 0.1438 hectares per person against 0.1418 hectares per person in Uganda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Eswatini and Uganda?
- 0.002 hectares per person, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Uganda?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Eswatini and Uganda rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Eswatini ranks 86th and Uganda ranks 87th 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
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.