What is land area in Eswatini?

Land area in Eswatini was 17,200 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Eswatini?

The highest recorded value was 17,200 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Eswatini?

The lowest recorded value was 17,200 sq. km in 1961.

How does Eswatini rank for land area?

Eswatini ranks 155th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Eswatini?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Eswatini data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Eswatini

Name: Land area in Eswatini
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Eswatini: Land area was 17,200 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

17,200 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

155th

of 216 countries

All-time high

17,200 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

17,200 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Eswatini, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

In 2023, land area in Eswatini stood at 17,200 sq. km. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Eswatini peaked at 17,200 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 17,200 sq. km, in 1961.

Eswatini ranks 155th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	17,200 sq. km	17,200 sq. km	17,200 sq. km	9
1970s	17,200 sq. km	17,200 sq. km	17,200 sq. km	10
1980s	17,200 sq. km	17,200 sq. km	17,200 sq. km	10
1990s	17,200 sq. km	17,200 sq. km	17,200 sq. km	10
2000s	17,200 sq. km	17,200 sq. km	17,200 sq. km	10
2010s	17,200 sq. km	17,200 sq. km	17,200 sq. km	10
2020s	17,200 sq. km	17,200 sq. km	17,200 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Eswatini

152 New Caledonia 18,280 sq. km compare
153 Fiji 18,270 sq. km compare
154 Kuwait 17,820 sq. km compare
156 East Timor 14,870 sq. km compare
157 Montenegro 13,450 sq. km compare
158 Vanuatu 12,190 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 land area in Eswatini?: Land area in Eswatini was 17,200 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Eswatini?: The highest recorded value was 17,200 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Eswatini?: The lowest recorded value was 17,200 sq. km in 1961.
How does Eswatini rank for land area?: Eswatini ranks 155th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Eswatini?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Eswatini data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.