Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Eswatini
Eswatini: Cropland — Share in Agricultural land was 16.48 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Eswatini, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 16.48 % for cropland — share in agricultural land in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in agricultural land in Eswatini peaked at 16.48 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.58 %, in 1961.
That places Eswatini 198th out of 234 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.61 % | 8.58 % | 10.41 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.77 % | 10.17 % | 14.18 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.13 % | 10.95 % | 16.14 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.61 % | 15.51 % | 15.89 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.62 % | 15.57 % | 15.66 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.97 % | 15.78 % | 16.26 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.4 % | 16.29 % | 16.48 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 195 Georgia 17.18 % compare
- 196 Uzbekistan 16.96 % compare
- 197 Mali 16.88 % compare
- 199 Zambia 16.11 % compare
- 200 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 16.05 % compare
- 201 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 15.32 % compare
More environment data for Eswatini
- Standard Deviation 0.321 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 6,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 6,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 386 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 86 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 22,815 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 25,836 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 10,261 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 16,796 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in agricultural land in Eswatini?
- Cropland — share in agricultural land in Eswatini was 16.48 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 16.48 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.58 % in 1961.
- How does Eswatini rank for cropland — share in agricultural land?
- Eswatini ranks 198th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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 Cropland — Share in Agricultural land. 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.