Agriculture & Rural in Eswatini

3,191 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Eswatini.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture 27.36 1000 No 2023 up 20.4% 115th
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture 14.32 1000 No 2023 down 4.1% 111th
SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture share of 7.5 % 2024 up 204.9% 6th
SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture 0.89 2024 up 229.6% 28th
2.a.1 Agriculture share of Government Expenditure — Value 7.5 % 2024 up 204.9% 6th
2.a.1 Agriculture value added share of GDP — Value 8.44 % 2024 down 8.6% 71st
2.a.1 Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures 0.89 2024 up 229.6% 28th
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 49.05 % 2023 up 4.2% 87th
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 35.4 % 2023 up 5.3% 80th
SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture value 8.44 % 2024 down 8.6% 73rd
Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre 0.2763 ha per square kilometre 2023 up 295.4% 26th
Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield, per unit of GDP 0 kg/ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 13.4% 15th
Tomato yields 13.23 tonnes per hectare 2024 up 1.9% 134th
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value 96.24 1000 No 2023 up 3.8% 115th
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by 16.47 % 2023 up 6.9% 70th
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by 12.9 % 2023 up 9.1% 65th
Gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of 3.57 % 2023 down 0.3% 35th
Surface area 17,360 sq. km 2023 unchanged 155th
Agricultural land per capita 0.9711 hectares per capita 2023 down 10.0% 49th
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 20.95 kilograms per hectare 2023 up 18.8% 46th
Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 37.21 kilograms per hectare 2023 up 30.0% 98th
Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 15.32 kilograms per hectare 2023 up 68.7% 69th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 37.21 kilograms per hectare 2023 up 30.0% 98th
Fish and seafood production 0 tonnes 2023 188th
Fertilizer consumption 14,329 tonnes 2023 up 34.1% 136th
Fertilizer use by nutrient 7,256 tonnes 2023 up 31.3% 137th
Cropland area 195,000 hectares 2023 up 1.0% 145th
Unmanufactured tobacco — Production, per square kilometre 0.0094 t per square kilometre 2023 up 12.3% 62nd
Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, per square kilometre 0.0199 ha per square kilometre 2023 up 24.7% 46th
FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Value 96.24 1000 No 2023 up 3.8% 116th
FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value 34.72 % 2023 up 2.6% 58th
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture 41.68 1000 No 2023 up 10.7% 115th
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by 15.04 % 2023 up 9.4% 67th
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 43.31 % 2023 up 6.6% 93rd
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm 52.08 % 2023 up 12.2% 86th
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm 47.92 % 2023 down 10.5% 71st
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm 4.17 % 2023 up 158.3% 86th
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm 54.56 1000 No 2023 down 0.9% 116th
FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Value 54.56 1000 No 2023 down 0.9% 117th
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 56.69 % 2023 down 4.5% 55th
FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 19.68 % 2023 down 2.1% 20th
Plums and sloes — Gross Production Index Number 96.42 2024 down 11.1% 47th
Plums and sloes — Gross per capita Production Index Number 88.65 2024 down 18.7% 47th
Coefficient of variation of habitual caloric consumption distribution 0.29 No 2024 up 11.5% 43rd
Share of employment in agriculture 14.5% 2025 up 8.1% 93rd
Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita 14.5% 2025 up 8.1% 93rd
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita 10.7% 2025 down 7.5% 91st
Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services 14.5% 2025 up 8.1% 93rd
Seed cotton, unginned — Gross Production Index Number 91.54 2024 up 11.9% 52nd
Seed cotton, unginned — Gross per capita Production Index Number 84.2 2024 up 2.3% 45th
Pineapples — Gross Production Index Number 188.39 2024 up 75.1% 11th
Pineapples — Gross per capita Production Index Number 173.2 2024 up 60.1% 10th
Mules and hinnies — Stocks 114 An 2024 up 3.6% 70th
Oranges — Production, per square kilometre 2.69 t per square kilometre 2023 up 8.9% 14th
Oranges — Area harvested, per square kilometre 0.438 ha per square kilometre 2023 up 8.7% 5th
Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. 14,495 1000 Int$ 2024 up 9.0% 13th
Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. 66,514 t 2024 up 9.0% 13th
Pomelos and grapefruits — Gross Production Value 18,881 1000 Int$ 2024 down 7.2% 16th
Tangerines, mandarins, clementines — Gross Production Value 322 1000 Int$ 2024 up 4.9% 64th
Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. 9,149 ha 2024 up 8.9% 14th