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 119th out of 250 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.
Cropland — Area per capita in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.36 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.38 ha/cap | +5.6% |
| 1963 | 0.36 ha/cap | -5.3% |
| 1964 | 0.36 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.37 ha/cap | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.38 ha/cap | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.38 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.37 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.35 ha/cap | -5.4% |
| 1970 | 0.34 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.34 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.37 ha/cap | +8.8% |
| 1973 | 0.36 ha/cap | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.32 ha/cap | -11.1% |
| 1975 | 0.33 ha/cap | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.32 ha/cap | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.28 ha/cap | -12.5% |
| 1978 | 0.35 ha/cap | +25.0% |
| 1979 | 0.33 ha/cap | -5.7% |
| 1980 | 0.32 ha/cap | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.23 ha/cap | -28.1% |
| 1982 | 0.22 ha/cap | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 0.21 ha/cap | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 0.26 ha/cap | +23.8% |
| 1985 | 0.23 ha/cap | -11.5% |
| 1986 | 0.22 ha/cap | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 0.23 ha/cap | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.24 ha/cap | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.22 ha/cap | -8.3% |
| 1991 | 0.21 ha/cap | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2 ha/cap | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.19 ha/cap | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.19 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.19 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.19 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.18 ha/cap | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.17 ha/cap | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.16 ha/cap | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.16 ha/cap is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.17 ha/cap, 94% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.16 ha/cap is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2 ha/cap, 80% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
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 |
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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 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 119th out of 250 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.