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 133rd out of 217 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.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 36 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 36 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 38 1000 ha | +5.6% |
| 1964 | 38 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 40 1000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1966 | 40 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 40 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 40 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 40 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 40 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 40 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 40 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 40 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 40 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 40 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 40 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 40 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 40 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 40 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 40 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 40 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 40 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 40 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 45 1000 ha | +12.5% |
| 1985 | 45 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 45 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 45 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 45 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 45 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 45 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 45 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 49 1000 ha | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 49 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 49 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 49 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 49 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 49 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 49 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 49 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 50 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 50 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 50 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 50 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 50 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 50 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 50 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 50 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 50 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 50 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 50 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 50 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 50 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 50 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 50 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 50 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 50 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 50 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 50 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 50 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 50 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 49.85 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 49.85 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 49.85 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 49.85 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 49.85 1000 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 108.55 1000 ha, 46% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 49.85 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.36 1000 ha, 1.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
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
- 130 Slovakia 55 1000 ha compare
- 131 Burkina Faso 54.27 1000 ha compare
- 132 Switzerland 52 1000 ha compare
- 134 Finland 48.73 1000 ha compare
- 135 Jamaica 45.85 1000 ha compare
- 136 Mauritania 45.01 1000 ha 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)
- 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 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 133rd out of 217 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.