Cereal yield in Eswatini
Eswatini: Cereal yield was 1,228 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield in Eswatini, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 1,228 kg per hectare for cereal yield in 2023.
The figure is down 23.1% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in Eswatini peaked at 2,170 kg per hectare in 1995 and was at its lowest, 453.4 kg per hectare, in 1966.
That places Eswatini 153rd out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 529.7 kg per hectare | 453.4 kg per hectare | 685.1 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,372 kg per hectare | 648.2 kg per hectare | 1,803 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,368 kg per hectare | 720.2 kg per hectare | 2,046 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,591 kg per hectare | 1,050 kg per hectare | 2,170 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,192 kg per hectare | 567.6 kg per hectare | 1,633 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,289 kg per hectare | 1,205 kg per hectare | 1,367 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,388 kg per hectare | 1,228 kg per hectare | 1,597 kg per hectare | 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 production 87,173 metric tons (2023)
- Fertilizer consumption 80.95 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield in Eswatini?
- Cereal yield in Eswatini was 1,228 kg per hectare in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest cereal yield recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 2,170 kg per hectare in 1995.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 453.4 kg per hectare in 1966.
- How does Eswatini rank for cereal yield?
- Eswatini ranks 153rd out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. 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), published as part of Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.