Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Eswatini
Eswatini: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 69.61 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Eswatini, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — share in land area in Eswatini stood at 69.61 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Eswatini peaked at 87.97 % in 1972 and was at its lowest, 69.45 %, in 2020.
That places Eswatini 28th out of 255 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 85.35 % | — |
| 1962 | 85.93 % | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 85.7 % | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 85.87 % | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 86.28 % | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 86.8 % | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 87.03 % | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 87.09 % | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 86.86 % | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 86.86 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 86.86 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 87.97 % | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 87.97 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 86.16 % | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 76.34 % | -11.4% |
| 1976 | 79.71 % | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 80.99 % | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 80.99 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 77.91 % | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 75.06 % | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 74.65 % | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 74.77 % | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 74.88 % | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 73.78 % | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 74.65 % | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 77.27 % | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 75.99 % | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 74.71 % | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 73.49 % | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 71.98 % | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 71.34 % | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 71.1 % | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 71.05 % | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 71.05 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 71.05 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 71.05 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 71.1 % | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 71.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 71.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 71.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 71.14 % | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 71.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 71.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 71.12 % | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 71.12 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 71.06 % | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 71.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 71.09 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 71.09 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 70.97 % | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 70.97 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 70.91 % | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 70.85 % | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 70.68 % | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 70.44 % | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 70.21 % | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 69.98 % | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 69.8 % | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 69.57 % | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 69.45 % | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 69.45 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 69.61 % | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 69.61 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 69.61 % | +0.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 69.61 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.17 %, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 69.61 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.41 %, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86.32 % | 85.35 % | 87.09 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 83.18 % | 76.34 % | 87.97 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.92 % | 73.49 % | 77.27 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.19 % | 71.05 % | 71.98 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.11 % | 71.06 % | 71.14 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.44 % | 69.57 % | 70.97 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.55 % | 69.45 % | 69.61 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 25 Madagascar 70.36 % compare
- 26 Somalia 70.34 % compare
- 27 Faroe Islands 70.12 % compare
- 29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 69.21 % compare
- 29 United Kingdom 69.21 % compare
- 31 Togo 69.08 % 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 — share in land area in Eswatini?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Eswatini was 69.61 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 87.97 % in 1972.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.45 % in 2020.
- How does Eswatini rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Eswatini ranks 28th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in 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 — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.