Arable land in Eswatini
Eswatini: Arable land was 0.1438 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable 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 hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land in Eswatini stood at 0.1438 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Eswatini peaked at 0.3741 hectares per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.1438 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Eswatini 86th out of 206 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 | 0.3599 hectares per person | 0.3466 hectares per person | 0.3741 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.326 hectares per person | 0.2757 hectares per person | 0.3607 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2275 hectares per person | 0.2018 hectares per person | 0.3067 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1851 hectares per person | 0.1727 hectares per person | 0.2063 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1653 hectares per person | 0.1602 hectares per person | 0.1709 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1551 hectares per person | 0.15 hectares per person | 0.1592 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.146 hectares per person | 0.1438 hectares per person | 0.1484 hectares per person | 4 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Eswatini?
- Arable land in Eswatini was 0.1438 hectares per person 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 arable land recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3741 hectares per person in 1967.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1438 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Eswatini rank for arable land?
- Eswatini ranks 86th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. 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 Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) 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.