Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Eswatini
Eswatini: Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 0.3988 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Eswatini, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 0.3988 kg/ha for seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
The figure is down 13.7% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Eswatini peaked at 0.6403 kg/ha in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.1406 kg/ha, in 1991.
Eswatini ranks 142nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2938 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.2722 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 1963 | 0.2804 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2742 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.2607 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1966 | 0.3269 kg/ha | +25.4% |
| 1967 | 0.3361 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.3339 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.3427 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.2795 kg/ha | -18.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2615 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 1972 | 0.2485 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2485 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2516 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2499 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1827 kg/ha | -26.9% |
| 1977 | 0.197 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1978 | 0.219 kg/ha | +11.2% |
| 1979 | 0.2236 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1595 kg/ha | -28.7% |
| 1981 | 0.2123 kg/ha | +33.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2138 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.3013 kg/ha | +40.9% |
| 1984 | 0.2374 kg/ha | -21.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2591 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2591 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.6403 kg/ha | +147.1% |
| 1988 | 0.5964 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 1989 | 0.495 kg/ha | -17.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4475 kg/ha | -9.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1406 kg/ha | -68.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1435 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2092 kg/ha | +45.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2092 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2236 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 0.5315 kg/ha | +137.7% |
| 1997 | 0.4641 kg/ha | -12.7% |
| 1998 | 0.5287 kg/ha | +13.9% |
| 1999 | 0.5287 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1578 kg/ha | -70.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2213 kg/ha | +40.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2213 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.157 kg/ha | -29.1% |
| 2004 | 0.157 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.157 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1578 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1578 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1578 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2213 kg/ha | +40.2% |
| 2010 | 0.348 kg/ha | +57.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2841 kg/ha | -18.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2841 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4119 kg/ha | +45.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5139 kg/ha | +24.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2826 kg/ha | -45.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2595 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4503 kg/ha | +73.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4077 kg/ha | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3847 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3988 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3988 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.462 kg/ha | +15.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3988 kg/ha | -13.7% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.3988 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8208 kg/ha, 49% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.3988 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5329 kg/ha, 75% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Eswatini changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +147.1% | 0.2591 kg/ha | 0.6403 kg/ha |
| 1996 | +137.7% | 0.2236 kg/ha | 0.5315 kg/ha |
| 2017 | +73.5% | 0.2595 kg/ha | 0.4503 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3023 kg/ha | 0.2607 kg/ha | 0.3427 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2362 kg/ha | 0.1827 kg/ha | 0.2795 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3374 kg/ha | 0.1595 kg/ha | 0.6403 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3427 kg/ha | 0.1406 kg/ha | 0.5315 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1766 kg/ha | 0.157 kg/ha | 0.2213 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3627 kg/ha | 0.2595 kg/ha | 0.5139 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4146 kg/ha | 0.3988 kg/ha | 0.462 kg/ha | 4 |
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- 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 seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Eswatini?
- Seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Eswatini was 0.3988 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6403 kg/ha in 1987.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1406 kg/ha in 1991.
- How does Eswatini rank for seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Eswatini ranks 142nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).