Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Eswatini

Eswatini: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 83.52 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
83.52 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
39th
of 202 countries
All-time high
91.42 %
in 1961
All-time low
83.52 %
in 2022
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Eswatini, 1961–2024

020406080100196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Eswatini recorded 83.52 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Eswatini peaked at 91.42 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 83.52 %, in 2022.

That places Eswatini 39th out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 90.39 % 89.59 % 91.42 % 9
1970s 88.23 % 85.82 % 89.83 % 10
1980s 86.87 % 83.86 % 89.05 % 10
1990s 84.39 % 84.11 % 84.49 % 10
2000s 84.38 % 84.34 % 84.43 % 10
2010s 84.03 % 83.74 % 84.22 % 10
2020s 83.6 % 83.52 % 83.71 % 5

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  1. 36 Uruguay 85.56 % compare
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  3. 37 Sudan (former) 85.41 % compare
  4. 38 Zambia 83.89 % compare
  5. 40 Mali 83.12 % compare
  6. 41 Georgia 82.82 % compare
  7. 42 Guyana 82.5 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Eswatini?
Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Eswatini was 83.52 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 91.42 % in 1961.
What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 83.52 % in 2022.
How does Eswatini rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
Eswatini ranks 39th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
256 places, 14,952 data points, 1961–2024
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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.