Arable land in Eswatini
Eswatini: Arable land was 177,000 hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
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.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 177,000 hectares for arable land in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Eswatini peaked at 192,000 hectares in 1989 and was at its lowest, 124,000 hectares, in 1961.
Eswatini ranks 141st of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 140,333 hectares | 124,000 hectares | 153,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 163,800 hectares | 149,000 hectares | 188,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 159,300 hectares | 133,000 hectares | 192,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 178,800 hectares | 178,000 hectares | 183,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 177,600 hectares | 177,000 hectares | 178,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 177,000 hectares | 177,000 hectares | 177,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 177,000 hectares | 177,000 hectares | 177,000 hectares | 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 177,000 hectares 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 192,000 hectares in 1989.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 124,000 hectares in 1961.
- How does Eswatini rank for arable land?
- Eswatini ranks 141st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (in hectares) 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.