Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Eswatini
Eswatini: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 25.26 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Eswatini, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 25.26 % for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Eswatini peaked at 28.79 % in 1963 and was at its lowest, 20.62 %, in 1978.
That places Eswatini 75th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 28.57 % | — |
| 1962 | 26.47 % | -7.4% |
| 1963 | 28.79 % | +8.8% |
| 1964 | 28.15 % | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 28.17 % | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 26.49 % | -6.0% |
| 1967 | 25.81 % | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 25.64 % | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 26.32 % | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 26.32 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 26.32 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 23.39 % | -11.1% |
| 1973 | 23.39 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 25.32 % | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 23.53 % | -7.1% |
| 1976 | 24.24 % | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 26.14 % | +7.8% |
| 1978 | 20.62 % | -21.1% |
| 1979 | 21.05 % | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 21.16 % | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 28.17 % | +33.1% |
| 1982 | 28.37 % | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 28.37 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 25.14 % | -11.4% |
| 1985 | 27.44 % | +9.1% |
| 1986 | 27.44 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 25.42 % | -7.4% |
| 1988 | 23.68 % | -6.8% |
| 1989 | 22.06 % | -6.8% |
| 1990 | 23.44 % | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 23.08 % | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 25.65 % | +11.1% |
| 1993 | 25.79 % | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 25.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 25.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 25.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 25.65 % | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 25.65 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 25.65 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 26.18 % | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 26.09 % | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 26.09 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 26.09 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 26.14 % | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 26.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 26.27 % | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 26.27 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 26.21 % | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 26.21 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 25.95 % | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 25.95 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 25.95 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 25.95 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 25.82 % | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 25.82 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 25.82 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 25.82 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 25.7 % | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 25.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 25.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 25.62 % | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 25.26 % | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 25.26 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 25.26 % | +0.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 25.26 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.25 %, 3.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 25.26 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.63 %, 15.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +33.1% | 21.16 % | 28.17 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.16 % | 25.64 % | 28.79 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 24.03 % | 20.62 % | 26.32 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.73 % | 21.16 % | 28.37 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.23 % | 23.08 % | 25.79 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.17 % | 26.09 % | 26.27 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.85 % | 25.7 % | 25.95 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.42 % | 25.26 % | 25.7 % | 5 |
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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 — share in cropland in Eswatini?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Eswatini was 25.26 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 28.79 % in 1963.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.62 % in 1978.
- How does Eswatini rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Eswatini ranks 75th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 — Share in Cropland. 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.