Land area — Area, per capita in Eswatini

Eswatini: Land area — Area, per capita was 0.0014 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0014 1000 ha per person
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
75th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0049 1000 ha per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0014 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Land area — Area, per capita in Eswatini, 1961–2024

0.0010.0020.0030.0040.005196119922024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.

Analysis

In 2024, land area — area, per capita in Eswatini stood at 0.0014 1000 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area — area, per capita in Eswatini peaked at 0.0049 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 1000 ha per person, in 2024.

Eswatini ranks 75th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Land area — Area, per capita in Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for Land area — Area, per capita in Eswatini, 1961 to 2024.
Year 1000 ha per person Change
1961 0.0049 1000 ha per person
1962 0.0048 1000 ha per person -2.2%
1963 0.0047 1000 ha per person -2.3%
1964 0.0045 1000 ha per person -2.3%
1965 0.0044 1000 ha per person -2.5%
1966 0.0043 1000 ha per person -2.6%
1967 0.0042 1000 ha per person -2.5%
1968 0.0041 1000 ha per person -2.4%
1969 0.004 1000 ha per person -2.5%
1970 0.0039 1000 ha per person -2.6%
1971 0.0038 1000 ha per person -2.6%
1972 0.0037 1000 ha per person -2.7%
1973 0.0036 1000 ha per person -2.8%
1974 0.0035 1000 ha per person -2.8%
1975 0.0034 1000 ha per person -2.9%
1976 0.0033 1000 ha per person -3.0%
1977 0.0032 1000 ha per person -3.1%
1978 0.0031 1000 ha per person -3.2%
1979 0.003 1000 ha per person -3.2%
1980 0.0029 1000 ha per person -3.3%
1981 0.0028 1000 ha per person -3.3%
1982 0.0027 1000 ha per person -3.3%
1983 0.0026 1000 ha per person -3.2%
1984 0.0025 1000 ha per person -3.2%
1985 0.0024 1000 ha per person -3.6%
1986 0.0023 1000 ha per person -3.9%
1987 0.0023 1000 ha per person -3.8%
1988 0.0022 1000 ha per person -4.5%
1989 0.0021 1000 ha per person -4.5%
1990 0.002 1000 ha per person -4.0%
1991 0.0019 1000 ha per person -3.9%
1992 0.0018 1000 ha per person -3.7%
1993 0.0018 1000 ha per person -2.9%
1994 0.0018 1000 ha per person +0.0%
1995 0.0018 1000 ha per person +0.1%
1996 0.0017 1000 ha per person -2.0%
1997 0.0017 1000 ha per person -1.7%
1998 0.0017 1000 ha per person -1.3%
1999 0.0017 1000 ha per person -1.1%
2000 0.0017 1000 ha per person -1.0%
2001 0.0016 1000 ha per person -0.9%
2002 0.0016 1000 ha per person -0.8%
2003 0.0016 1000 ha per person -0.7%
2004 0.0016 1000 ha per person -0.6%
2005 0.0016 1000 ha per person -0.5%
2006 0.0016 1000 ha per person -0.5%
2007 0.0016 1000 ha per person -0.6%
2008 0.0016 1000 ha per person -0.7%
2009 0.0016 1000 ha per person -0.6%
2010 0.0015 1000 ha per person -0.6%
2011 0.0015 1000 ha per person -0.6%
2012 0.0015 1000 ha per person -0.5%
2013 0.0015 1000 ha per person -0.5%
2014 0.0015 1000 ha per person -0.6%
2015 0.0015 1000 ha per person -0.6%
2016 0.0015 1000 ha per person -0.6%
2017 0.0015 1000 ha per person -0.8%
2018 0.0015 1000 ha per person -0.9%
2019 0.0015 1000 ha per person -0.9%
2020 0.0014 1000 ha per person -1.1%
2021 0.0014 1000 ha per person -1.1%
2022 0.0014 1000 ha per person -1.0%
2023 0.0014 1000 ha per person -0.9%
2024 0.0014 1000 ha per person -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0044 1000 ha per person 0.004 1000 ha per person 0.0049 1000 ha per person 9
1970s 0.0034 1000 ha per person 0.003 1000 ha per person 0.0039 1000 ha per person 10
1980s 0.0025 1000 ha per person 0.0021 1000 ha per person 0.0029 1000 ha per person 10
1990s 0.0018 1000 ha per person 0.0017 1000 ha per person 0.002 1000 ha per person 10
2000s 0.0016 1000 ha per person 0.0016 1000 ha per person 0.0017 1000 ha per person 10
2010s 0.0015 1000 ha per person 0.0015 1000 ha per person 0.0015 1000 ha per person 10
2020s 0.0014 1000 ha per person 0.0014 1000 ha per person 0.0014 1000 ha per person 5

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 72 Mexico 0.0015 1000 ha per person compare
  2. 73 Equatorial Guinea 0.0015 1000 ha per person compare
  3. 74 Croatia 0.0014 1000 ha per person compare
  4. 76 North Macedonia 0.0014 1000 ha per person compare
  5. 77 Ecuador 0.0014 1000 ha per person compare
  6. 78 Serbia 0.0013 1000 ha per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area — area, per capita in Eswatini?
Land area — area, per capita in Eswatini was 0.0014 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest land area — area, per capita recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 0.0049 1000 ha per person in 1961.
What is the lowest land area — area, per capita recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 1000 ha per person in 2024.
How does Eswatini rank for land area — area, per capita?
Eswatini ranks 75th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
Is land area — area, per capita rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eswatini data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land area — Area, per capita
Unit
1000 ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
193 places, 11,206 data points, 1961–2024
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Land area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.