What is the highest agricultural land recorded in Eswatini?

The highest recorded value was 15,130 sq. km in 1972.

What is the lowest agricultural land recorded in Eswatini?

The lowest recorded value was 11,950 sq. km in 2020.

How does Eswatini rank for agricultural land?

Eswatini ranks 136th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.

Is agricultural land rising or falling in Eswatini?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Agricultural land in Eswatini

Name: Agricultural land in Eswatini
Creator: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Eswatini: Agricultural land was 11,950 sq. km in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

11,950 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

136th

of 210 countries

All-time high

15,130 sq. km

in 1972

All-time low

11,950 sq. km

in 2020

Years of data

1961–2023

Agricultural land in Eswatini, 1961–2023

Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

In 2023, agricultural land in Eswatini stood at 11,950 sq. km. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural land in Eswatini peaked at 15,130 sq. km in 1972 and was at its lowest, 11,950 sq. km, in 2020.

That places Eswatini 136th out of 210 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	14,848 sq. km	14,680 sq. km	14,980 sq. km	9
1970s	14,306 sq. km	13,130 sq. km	15,130 sq. km	10
1980s	12,887 sq. km	12,640 sq. km	13,290 sq. km	10
1990s	12,245 sq. km	12,220 sq. km	12,380 sq. km	10
2000s	12,236 sq. km	12,230 sq. km	12,240 sq. km	10
2010s	12,119 sq. km	11,970 sq. km	12,210 sq. km	10
2020s	11,950 sq. km	11,950 sq. km	11,950 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Eswatini

133 Belgium 13,533 sq. km compare
134 North Macedonia 12,510 sq. km compare
135 El Salvador 11,957 sq. km compare
137 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11,130 sq. km compare
138 Albania 10,446 sq. km compare
139 Jordan 10,240 sq. km compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Eswatini

Agricultural raw materials exports 6.2% (2023)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2023)
Rural population 73.3% (2025)
Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
Rural population 920,507 (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.4% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 330.70 million current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 71,001 hectares (2023)
Cereal yield 1,228 kg per hectare (2023)
Cereal production 87,173 metric tons (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural land in Eswatini?: Agricultural land in Eswatini was 11,950 sq. km in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest agricultural land recorded in Eswatini?: The highest recorded value was 15,130 sq. km in 1972.
What is the lowest agricultural land recorded in Eswatini?: The lowest recorded value was 11,950 sq. km in 2020.
How does Eswatini rank for agricultural land?: Eswatini ranks 136th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
Is agricultural land rising or falling in Eswatini?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eswatini data come from?: The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Agricultural land (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Agricultural land (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 257 places, 15,984 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Agricultural land refers to the land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.