Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Eswatini
Eswatini: Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land was 1.7 % in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Eswatini, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Eswatini is 1.7 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Eswatini peaked at 1.7 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.13 %, in 1965.
Eswatini ranks 178th of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.14 % | — |
| 1962 | 0.14 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2 % | +42.9% |
| 1964 | 0.2 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.13 % | -35.0% |
| 1966 | 0.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.13 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2 % | +53.8% |
| 1969 | 0.2 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.23 % | +15.0% |
| 1976 | 0.29 % | +26.1% |
| 1977 | 0.29 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.43 % | +48.3% |
| 1979 | 0.45 % | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 0.46 % | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.62 % | +34.8% |
| 1982 | 0.62 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.62 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.79 % | +27.4% |
| 1985 | 0.78 % | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.75 % | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 0.99 % | +32.0% |
| 1988 | 1.01 % | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.95 % | -5.9% |
| 1990 | 0.97 % | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.98 % | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.98 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.98 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.98 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.98 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.98 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.06 % | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 1.06 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.12 % | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 1.12 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.12 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.09 % | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 1.09 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.09 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.09 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.13 % | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 1.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.29 % | +14.2% |
| 2011 | 1.29 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.29 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.29 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.37 % | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 1.37 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.38 % | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.38 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.46 % | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 1.47 % | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.47 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.47 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.7 % | +15.6% |
| 2023 | 1.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.7 % | +0.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 1.7 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.07 %, 21% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 1.7 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.71 %, 46% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1633 % | 0.13 % | 0.2 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.269 % | 0.2 % | 0.45 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.759 % | 0.46 % | 1.01 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 % | 0.97 % | 1.06 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 % | 1.06 % | 1.13 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.36 % | 1.29 % | 1.47 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.61 % | 1.47 % | 1.7 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 175 Pakistan 1.92 % compare
- 176 Uzbekistan 1.76 % compare
- 177 Belgium 1.72 % compare
- 178 Switzerland 1.7 % compare
- 180 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.67 % compare
- 181 Madagascar 1.56 % 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 permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Eswatini?
- Permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Eswatini was 1.7 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.13 % in 1965.
- How does Eswatini rank for permanent crops — share in agricultural land?
- Eswatini ranks 178th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land. 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.