Which has higher cropland and pasture per person, Eswatini or Portugal?

Portugal, at 0.1523 against 0.1487 in Eswatini as of 2010.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Portugal?

22 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2010.

Where does this data come from?

Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cropland and pasture per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Eswatini vs Portugal: Cropland and pasture per person

Eswatini

0.1487

in 2010

Portugal

0.1523

in 2010

Eswatini rank

90th

Portugal rank

89th

Cropland and pasture per person over time

Eswatini
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.1523 against 0.1487 in Eswatini, a difference of 0.0036.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Portugal ahead.

Eswatini ranks 90th and Portugal ranks 89th of 178 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 21.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eswatini	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1800s	0.1509	0.4317	0.2808	Portugal
1810s	0.1644	0.4208	0.2565	Portugal
1820s	0.1785	0.4087	0.2303	Portugal
1830s	0.1939	0.4013	0.2074	Portugal
1840s	0.2106	0.3921	0.1815	Portugal
1850s	0.2292	0.3808	0.1516	Portugal
1860s	0.2482	0.3816	0.1333	Portugal
1870s	0.2691	0.3774	0.1084	Portugal
1880s	0.2932	0.3733	0.0801	Portugal
1890s	0.3192	0.3704	0.0513	Portugal
1900s	0.3485	0.3592	0.0106	Portugal
1910s	0.3176	0.3516	0.0341	Portugal
1920s	0.3297	0.3439	0.0142	Portugal
1930s	0.3056	0.3273	0.0216	Portugal
1940s	0.2851	0.3179	0.0328	Portugal
1950s	0.3028	0.3095	0.0067	Portugal
1960s	0.3107	0.3031	0.0076	Eswatini
1970s	0.2903	0.3048	0.0145	Portugal
1980s	0.2563	0.2681	0.0118	Portugal
1990s	0.1875	0.2299	0.0424	Portugal
2000s	0.1556	0.187	0.0314	Portugal
2010s	0.1487	0.1523	0.0036	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland and pasture per person, Eswatini or Portugal?: Portugal, at 0.1523 against 0.1487 in Eswatini as of 2010.
What is the difference in cropland and pasture per person between Eswatini and Portugal?: 0.0036, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Portugal?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2010.
How do Eswatini and Portugal rank globally for cropland and pasture per person?: Eswatini ranks 90th and Portugal ranks 89th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cropland and pasture per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland and pasture per person
Source: Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 178 places, 3,796 data points, 1800–2010
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Pasture – land used for livestock grazing – and cropland are measured in hectares per person. The sum of pasture and cropland is the total land used for agriculture.