Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Eswatini
Eswatini: Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0696 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0696 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
21st
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.088 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1972
All-time low
0.0695 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2020
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Eswatini, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Eswatini is 0.0696 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Eswatini peaked at 0.088 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0695 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2020.
Eswatini ranks 21st of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0853 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0859 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0857 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0859 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0863 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0868 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.087 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0871 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0869 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0869 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0869 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.088 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.088 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0862 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0763 1000 ha per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0797 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 0.081 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.081 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0779 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0751 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0747 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0748 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0749 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0738 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0747 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0773 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 0.076 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0747 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0735 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.072 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0713 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0711 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.071 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.071 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.071 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.071 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0711 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0711 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0711 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0711 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0711 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0711 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0711 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0711 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0711 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0711 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0711 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0711 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0711 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.071 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.071 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0709 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0709 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0707 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0704 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0702 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.07 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0698 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0696 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0695 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0695 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0696 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0696 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.0696 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0471 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.0696 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0487 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0863 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0853 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0871 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0832 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0763 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.088 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0749 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0735 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0773 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0712 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.071 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.072 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0711 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0711 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0711 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0704 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0696 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.071 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0695 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0695 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0696 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 18 Madagascar 0.0704 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 19 Somalia 0.0703 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 20 Faroe Islands 0.0701 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 22 Isle of Man 0.0691 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 23 Togo 0.069 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 24 Mongolia 0.069 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Eswatini
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.321 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.325 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Eswatini?
- Agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Eswatini was 0.0696 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.088 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1972.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0695 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Eswatini rank for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre?
- Eswatini ranks 21st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.