Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in Eswatini
Eswatini: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita was 0.0008 1000 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in Eswatini, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Eswatini is 0.0008 1000 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Eswatini peaked at 0.0038 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
Eswatini ranks 34th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0038 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0037 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0036 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0035 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0035 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0034 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0033 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0031 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.003 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.003 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | -16.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 1979 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | -7.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | -7.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | -8.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -7.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -7.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.0008 1000 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 5.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.0008 1000 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0005 1000 ha per person, 1.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0035 1000 ha per person | 0.0031 1000 ha per person | 0.0038 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | 0.002 1000 ha per person | 0.003 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.325 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Eswatini?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Eswatini was 0.0008 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0038 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Eswatini rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita?
- Eswatini ranks 34th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.