Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Eswatini
Eswatini: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 58.14 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Eswatini, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 58.14 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Eswatini peaked at 78.02 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 58.14 %, in 2020.
That places Eswatini 14th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 78.02 % | — |
| 1962 | 78.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 78.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 78.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 78.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 78.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 78.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 78.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 78.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 78.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 78.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 78.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 78.02 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 76.98 % | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 66.45 % | -13.7% |
| 1976 | 70.12 % | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 72.09 % | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 69.71 % | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 66.86 % | -4.1% |
| 1980 | 64.07 % | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 66.4 % | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 66.57 % | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 66.69 % | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 63.37 % | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 65.12 % | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 67.73 % | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 65.7 % | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 63.66 % | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 61.63 % | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 60.81 % | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 60 % | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 60 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 60 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 60 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 60 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 60 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 60 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 60 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 60 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 60 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 60 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 60 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 60 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 60 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 60 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 60 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 60 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 60 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 60 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 59.77 % | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 59.77 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 59.71 % | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 59.65 % | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 59.42 % | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 59.19 % | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 58.95 % | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 58.72 % | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 58.49 % | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 58.26 % | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 58.14 % | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 58.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 58.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 58.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 58.14 % | +0.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 58.14 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.84 %, 2.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 58.14 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.74 %, 2.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78.02 % | 78.02 % | 78.02 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 73.43 % | 66.45 % | 78.02 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.09 % | 61.63 % | 67.73 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.08 % | 60 % | 60.81 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 60 % | 60 % | 60 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.19 % | 58.26 % | 59.77 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.14 % | 58.14 % | 58.14 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 11 Kazakhstan 67.82 % compare
- 12 Madagascar 64.1 % compare
- 13 Ireland 58.85 % compare
- 15 Eritrea 57.12 % compare
- 16 Sudan (former) 49.34 % compare
- 17 Sudan 48.96 % 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 meadows and pastures — share in land area in Eswatini?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Eswatini was 58.14 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 78.02 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.14 % in 2020.
- How does Eswatini rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Eswatini ranks 14th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land 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 — Share in Land 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.