Agricultural land — Area in Eswatini
Eswatini: Agricultural land — Area was 1,197 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Area in Eswatini, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — area in Eswatini stood at 1,197 1000 ha.
That represents a change of down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Eswatini peaked at 1,513 1000 ha in 1972 and was at its lowest, 1,195 1000 ha, in 2020.
That places Eswatini 156th out of 255 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,468 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,478 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 1,474 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 1,477 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 1,484 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 1,493 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 1,497 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 1,498 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 1,494 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 1,494 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1,494 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1,513 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 1,513 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1,482 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 1,313 1000 ha | -11.4% |
| 1976 | 1,371 1000 ha | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 1,393 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 1,393 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1,340 1000 ha | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 1,291 1000 ha | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 1,284 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 1,286 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 1,288 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 1,269 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 1,284 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 1,329 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 1,307 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 1,285 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 1,264 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 1,238 1000 ha | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 1,227 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 1,223 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 1,222 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1,222 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,222 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,222 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,223 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1,223 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,223 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,223 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,224 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1,224 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,224 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,223 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,223 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,222 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,222 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,223 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,223 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,221 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,221 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,220 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,219 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,216 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1,212 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1,208 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1,204 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1,201 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1,197 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1,195 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,195 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,197 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,197 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,197 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 1,197 1000 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,606 1000 ha, 21% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 1,197 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12,603 1000 ha, 10% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,485 1000 ha | 1,468 1000 ha | 1,498 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,431 1000 ha | 1,313 1000 ha | 1,513 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,289 1000 ha | 1,264 1000 ha | 1,329 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,224 1000 ha | 1,222 1000 ha | 1,238 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,223 1000 ha | 1,222 1000 ha | 1,224 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,212 1000 ha | 1,197 1000 ha | 1,221 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,196 1000 ha | 1,195 1000 ha | 1,197 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 153 Papua New Guinea 1,405 1000 ha compare
- 154 Belgium 1,354 1000 ha compare
- 155 North Macedonia 1,241 1000 ha compare
- 157 El Salvador 1,186 1000 ha compare
- 158 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,148 1000 ha compare
- 159 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 1,134 1000 ha 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2772 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Eswatini?
- Agricultural land — area in Eswatini was 1,197 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 1,513 1000 ha in 1972.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,195 1000 ha in 2020.
- How does Eswatini rank for agricultural land — area?
- Eswatini ranks 156th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.