Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Eswatini
Eswatini: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area was 1,000 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Eswatini, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Eswatini stood at 1,000 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Eswatini peaked at 1,342 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1,000 1000 ha, in 2020.
That places Eswatini 113th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,342 1000 ha | 1,342 1000 ha | 1,342 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,263 1000 ha | 1,143 1000 ha | 1,342 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,120 1000 ha | 1,060 1000 ha | 1,165 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,033 1000 ha | 1,032 1000 ha | 1,046 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,032 1000 ha | 1,032 1000 ha | 1,032 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,018 1000 ha | 1,002 1000 ha | 1,028 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,000 1000 ha | 1,000 1000 ha | 1,000 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Eswatini
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 25.26 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 49.85 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 16 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 58.14 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 83.52 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 1.7 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 20.38 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 14.78 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 177 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.16 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area in Eswatini?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area in Eswatini was 1,000 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 1,342 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,000 1000 ha in 2020.
- How does Eswatini rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Eswatini ranks 113th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — 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.