Arable land — Area in Eswatini
Eswatini: Arable land — Area was 177 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Eswatini, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — area in Eswatini is 177 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Eswatini peaked at 192 1000 ha in 1989 and was at its lowest, 124 1000 ha, in 1961.
Eswatini ranks 162nd of 248 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Area in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 124 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 134 1000 ha | +8.1% |
| 1963 | 129 1000 ha | -3.7% |
| 1964 | 132 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 140 1000 ha | +6.1% |
| 1966 | 149 1000 ha | +6.4% |
| 1967 | 153 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 153 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 149 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 149 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 149 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 168 1000 ha | +12.8% |
| 1973 | 168 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 155 1000 ha | -7.7% |
| 1975 | 167 1000 ha | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 161 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 149 1000 ha | -7.5% |
| 1978 | 188 1000 ha | +26.2% |
| 1979 | 184 1000 ha | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 183 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 134 1000 ha | -26.8% |
| 1982 | 133 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 133 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 169 1000 ha | +27.1% |
| 1985 | 154 1000 ha | -8.9% |
| 1986 | 154 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 164 1000 ha | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 177 1000 ha | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 192 1000 ha | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 180 1000 ha | -6.2% |
| 1991 | 183 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 179 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 178 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 178 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 178 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 178 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 178 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 178 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 178 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 178 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 178 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 178 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 178 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 178 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 178 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 177 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 177 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 177 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 177 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 177 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 177 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 177 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 177 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 177 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 177 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 177 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 177 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 177 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 177 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 177 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 177 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 177 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 177 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 177 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 177 1000 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,653 1000 ha, 11% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 177 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,650 1000 ha, 7% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 140.33 1000 ha | 124 1000 ha | 153 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 163.8 1000 ha | 149 1000 ha | 188 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 159.3 1000 ha | 133 1000 ha | 192 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 178.8 1000 ha | 178 1000 ha | 183 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 177.6 1000 ha | 177 1000 ha | 178 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 177 1000 ha | 177 1000 ha | 177 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 177 1000 ha | 177 1000 ha | 177 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
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 arable land — area in Eswatini?
- Arable land — area in Eswatini was 177 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 192 1000 ha in 1989.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 124 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Eswatini rank for arable land — area?
- Eswatini ranks 162nd out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable 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.