Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Eswatini
Eswatini: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 49.85 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Eswatini, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation — area in Eswatini is 49.85 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Eswatini peaked at 50 1000 ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, 36 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Eswatini 122nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.67 1000 ha | 36 1000 ha | 40 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 40 1000 ha | 40 1000 ha | 40 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 43 1000 ha | 40 1000 ha | 45 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.2 1000 ha | 45 1000 ha | 49 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 50 1000 ha | 50 1000 ha | 50 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 50 1000 ha | 50 1000 ha | 50 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.88 1000 ha | 49.85 1000 ha | 50 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 119 Slovakia 55 1000 ha compare
- 120 Burkina Faso 54.27 1000 ha compare
- 121 Switzerland 52 1000 ha compare
- 123 Finland 48.73 1000 ha compare
- 124 Jamaica 45.85 1000 ha compare
- 125 Mauritania 45.01 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Eswatini
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 25.26 % (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 16 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 58.14 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 83.52 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 1.7 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 20.38 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 14.78 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 177 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.16 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Eswatini?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Eswatini was 49.85 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 50 1000 ha in 2000.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 36 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Eswatini rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Eswatini ranks 122nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 Land area equipped for irrigation — 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.