Agriculture & Rural in Eswatini

31 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Eswatini.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Agricultural raw materials exports 6.2% 2023 up 98.4% 23rd
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% 2023 up 56.5% 35th
Rural population 73.3% 2025 down 4.5% 17th
Rural population growth 0.4% 2025 up 64.0% 88th
Rural population 920,507 2025 up 5.0% 133rd
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.4% 2025 down 13.2% 102nd
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 330.70 million current US$ 2025 up 14.7% 160th
Land under cereal production 71,001 hectares 2023 down 20.0% 138th
Cereal yield 1,228 kg per hectare 2023 down 10.2% 153rd
Cereal production 87,173 metric tons 2023 down 28.2% 143rd
Fertilizer consumption 80.95 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 up 34.1% 101st
Land area 17,200 sq. km 2023 unchanged 155th
Agricultural land 11,950 sq. km 2023 down 1.9% 136th
Agricultural land 69.5% 2023 down 1.9% 24th
Arable land 177,000 hectares 2023 unchanged 141st
Permanent cropland 1.0% 2023 up 12.5% 117th
Arable land 10.3% 2023 unchanged 101st
Arable land 0.1438 hectares per person 2023 down 8.2% 86th
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 10.7% 2025 down 7.5% 91st
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 18.0% 2025 up 19.3% 90th
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 14.5% 2025 up 8.1% 93rd
Average precipitation in depth 788 mm per year 2022 unchanged 107th
Crop production index 107.49 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 9.4% 89th
Food production index 105.96 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 6.1% 100th
Livestock production index 100.16 2014-2016 = 100 2022 down 4.8% 136th
Forest area 29.1% 2023 up 2.5% 111th
Forest area 5,012 sq. km 2023 up 2.5% 140th
Fertilizer consumption 346.0% 1983 34th
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture 94.2% 2022 unchanged 11th
Surface area 17,360 sq. km 2023 unchanged 155th
Access to electricity, rural 88.3% 2024 up 48.9% 156th