Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Eswatini
Eswatini: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
103rd
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1989
All-time low
0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Eswatini, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area, per square kilometre in Eswatini is 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, per square kilometre in Eswatini peaked at 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Eswatini ranks 103rd of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0079 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0077 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0078 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0083 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1967 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0089 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0113 1000 ha per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 1979 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0083 1000 ha per square kilometre | -24.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0104 1000 ha per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1988 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0112 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0113 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0112 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0112 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0112 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0112 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0113 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0113 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0113 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0113 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0113 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0113 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0113 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0113 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre, 69% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre, 93% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Eswatini changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +27.0% | 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0104 1000 ha per square kilometre |
| 1978 | +26.8% | 0.0089 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0113 1000 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0083 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0113 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0113 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0112 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0112 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0113 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0114 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0113 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 100 Japan 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 101 Paraguay 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 102 Slovenia 0.0116 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 104 Sudan 0.0114 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 105 Kazakhstan 0.0113 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 106 Aruba 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.325 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area, per square kilometre in Eswatini?
- Cropland — area, per square kilometre in Eswatini was 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1989.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Eswatini rank for cropland — area, per square kilometre?
- Eswatini ranks 103rd out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cropland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cropland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.