Cropland — Area per capita in Eswatini
Eswatini: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.16 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Eswatini, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 0.16 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Eswatini peaked at 0.38 ha/cap in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.16 ha/cap, in 2019.
That places Eswatini 110th out of 232 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3678 ha/cap | 0.35 ha/cap | 0.38 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.334 ha/cap | 0.28 ha/cap | 0.37 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.24 ha/cap | 0.21 ha/cap | 0.32 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.199 ha/cap | 0.19 ha/cap | 0.22 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.177 ha/cap | 0.17 ha/cap | 0.18 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.169 ha/cap | 0.16 ha/cap | 0.17 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.16 ha/cap | 0.16 ha/cap | 0.16 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More environment data for Eswatini
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 25.26 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 49.85 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 16 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 58.14 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 83.52 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 1.7 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 20.38 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 14.78 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 177 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Eswatini?
- Cropland — area per capita in Eswatini was 0.16 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.38 ha/cap in 1962.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.16 ha/cap in 2019.
- How does Eswatini rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Eswatini ranks 110th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. 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 Cropland — Area per capita. 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.