Land use hidden — Cropland in Eswatini
Eswatini: Land use hidden — Cropland was 1,950 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Cropland in Eswatini, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — cropland in Eswatini is 1,950 Square kilometres, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland in Eswatini peaked at 2,040 Square kilometres in 1989 and was at its lowest, 1,260 Square kilometres, in 1961.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,260 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 1,360 Square kilometres | +7.9% |
| 1963 | 1,320 Square kilometres | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 1,350 Square kilometres | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 1,420 Square kilometres | +5.2% |
| 1966 | 1,510 Square kilometres | +6.3% |
| 1967 | 1,550 Square kilometres | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 1,560 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 1,520 Square kilometres | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 1,520 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1,520 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1,710 Square kilometres | +12.5% |
| 1973 | 1,710 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1,580 Square kilometres | -7.6% |
| 1975 | 1,700 Square kilometres | +7.6% |
| 1976 | 1,650 Square kilometres | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 1,530 Square kilometres | -7.3% |
| 1978 | 1,940 Square kilometres | +26.8% |
| 1979 | 1,900 Square kilometres | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 1,890 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 1,420 Square kilometres | -24.9% |
| 1982 | 1,410 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 1,410 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1,790 Square kilometres | +27.0% |
| 1985 | 1,640 Square kilometres | -8.4% |
| 1986 | 1,640 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1,770 Square kilometres | +7.9% |
| 1988 | 1,900 Square kilometres | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 2,040 Square kilometres | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 1,920 Square kilometres | -5.9% |
| 1991 | 1,950 Square kilometres | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 1,910 Square kilometres | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 1,900 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 1,900 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,900 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,900 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,910 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 1,910 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,910 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,910 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,920 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 1,920 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,920 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,920 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,920 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,910 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1,910 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,910 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,920 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1,930 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1,930 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,930 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,930 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,940 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1,940 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,940 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,940 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,950 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1,950 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,950 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,950 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,950 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,950 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +27.0% | 1,410 Square kilometres | 1,790 Square kilometres |
| 1978 | +26.8% | 1,530 Square kilometres | 1,940 Square kilometres |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,428 Square kilometres | 1,260 Square kilometres | 1,560 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,676 Square kilometres | 1,520 Square kilometres | 1,940 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,691 Square kilometres | 1,410 Square kilometres | 2,040 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,911 Square kilometres | 1,900 Square kilometres | 1,950 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,916 Square kilometres | 1,910 Square kilometres | 1,920 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,938 Square kilometres | 1,930 Square kilometres | 1,950 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,950 Square kilometres | 1,950 Square kilometres | 1,950 Square kilometres | 4 |
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More environment data for Eswatini
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.34 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.89 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.54 Percentage change (2024)
- Land use hidden — Land area 17,200 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Total area 17,360 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 10,000 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Land use hidden — Land area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Land use hidden — Other areas, annual growth rate -4.84 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — cropland in Eswatini?
- Land use hidden — cropland in Eswatini was 1,950 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 2,040 Square kilometres in 1989.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,260 Square kilometres in 1961.
- How does Eswatini rank for land use hidden — cropland?
- Eswatini ranks 9th out of 12 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata