Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Eswatini

Eswatini: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 14.78 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
14.78 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
179th
of 231 countries
All-time high
15.19 %
in 1989
All-time low
8.45 %
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Eswatini, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for arable land — share in agricultural land in Eswatini is 14.78 %, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Eswatini peaked at 15.19 % in 1989 and was at its lowest, 8.45 %, in 1961.

That places Eswatini 179th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 9.45 % 8.45 % 10.22 % 9
1970s 11.5 % 9.97 % 13.73 % 10
1980s 12.37 % 10.33 % 15.19 % 10
1990s 14.6 % 14.54 % 14.91 % 10
2000s 14.52 % 14.48 % 14.55 % 10
2010s 14.61 % 14.5 % 14.79 % 10
2020s 14.8 % 14.78 % 14.82 % 5

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 176 Uzbekistan 15.65 % compare
  2. 177 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 15.4 % compare
  3. 178 Northern Mariana Islands 14.85 % compare
  4. 180 Sudan (former) 14.48 % compare
  5. 181 Kazakhstan 14.29 % compare
  6. 182 Uruguay 14.19 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Eswatini?
Arable land — share in agricultural land in Eswatini was 14.78 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 15.19 % in 1989.
What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 8.45 % in 1961.
How does Eswatini rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
Eswatini ranks 179th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 data points, 1961–2024
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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.