Cropland — Share in Land area in Eswatini
Eswatini: Cropland — Share in Land area was 11.48 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Land area in Eswatini, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 11.48 % for cropland — share in land area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Eswatini peaked at 11.86 % in 1989 and was at its lowest, 7.33 %, in 1961.
Eswatini ranks 144th of 252 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Share in Land area in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.33 % | — |
| 1962 | 7.91 % | +7.9% |
| 1963 | 7.67 % | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 7.85 % | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 8.26 % | +5.2% |
| 1966 | 8.78 % | +6.3% |
| 1967 | 9.01 % | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 9.07 % | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 8.84 % | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 8.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 8.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 9.94 % | +12.4% |
| 1973 | 9.94 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 9.19 % | -7.5% |
| 1975 | 9.88 % | +7.5% |
| 1976 | 9.59 % | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 8.9 % | -7.2% |
| 1978 | 11.28 % | +26.7% |
| 1979 | 11.05 % | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 10.99 % | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 8.26 % | -24.8% |
| 1982 | 8.2 % | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 8.2 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 10.41 % | +27.0% |
| 1985 | 9.53 % | -8.5% |
| 1986 | 9.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 10.29 % | +8.0% |
| 1988 | 11.05 % | +7.4% |
| 1989 | 11.86 % | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 11.16 % | -5.9% |
| 1991 | 11.34 % | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 11.1 % | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 11.05 % | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 11.05 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 11.05 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 11.05 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 11.1 % | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 11.1 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 11.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 11.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 11.14 % | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 11.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 11.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11.12 % | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 11.12 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11.06 % | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 11.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11.09 % | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 11.09 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11.2 % | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 11.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11.26 % | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 11.26 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11.26 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11.26 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11.31 % | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 11.31 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11.31 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11.31 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11.48 % | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 11.48 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 11.48 % | +0.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 11.48 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.14 %, 71% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 11.48 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.37 %, 86% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland — Share in Land area 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% | 8.2 % | 10.41 % |
| 1978 | +26.7% | 8.9 % | 11.28 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.3 % | 7.33 % | 9.07 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.75 % | 8.84 % | 11.28 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.83 % | 8.2 % | 11.86 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.11 % | 11.05 % | 11.34 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.11 % | 11.06 % | 11.14 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.25 % | 11.2 % | 11.31 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.41 % | 11.31 % | 11.48 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
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 — share in land area in Eswatini?
- Cropland — share in land area in Eswatini was 11.48 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 11.86 % in 1989.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.33 % in 1961.
- How does Eswatini rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Eswatini ranks 144th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 Land area. 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.