Arable land use per person in Eswatini
Eswatini: Arable land use per person was 0.1438 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Eswatini, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land use per person in Eswatini is 0.1438 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Eswatini peaked at 0.3741 hectares per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.1438 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Eswatini 86th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3599 hectares per person | 0.3466 hectares per person | 0.3741 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.326 hectares per person | 0.2757 hectares per person | 0.3607 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2275 hectares per person | 0.2018 hectares per person | 0.3067 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1851 hectares per person | 0.1727 hectares per person | 0.2063 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1653 hectares per person | 0.1602 hectares per person | 0.1709 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1551 hectares per person | 0.15 hectares per person | 0.1592 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.146 hectares per person | 0.1438 hectares per person | 0.1484 hectares per person | 4 |
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More environment data for Eswatini
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 2.93 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.36 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.7887 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1053 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.3101 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0117 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0022 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0054 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.157 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Eswatini?
- Arable land use per person in Eswatini was 0.1438 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3741 hectares per person in 1967.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1438 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Eswatini rank for arable land use per person?
- Eswatini ranks 86th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.