What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Eswatini and East Timor?

4,160 hectares, with Eswatini ahead.

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

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Eswatini vs East Timor: Cropland extent over the long-term

Eswatini

195,000 hectares

in 2025

East Timor

190,840 hectares

in 2025

Eswatini rank

142nd

East Timor rank

143rd

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

Eswatini
East Timor

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 195,000 hectares against 190,840 hectares in East Timor, a difference of 4,160 hectares.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was East Timor ahead.

Eswatini ranks 142nd and East Timor ranks 143rd of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 7 and East Timor in 33.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eswatini	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
1000s	0 hectares	8,314 hectares	8,314 hectares	East Timor
1100s	2,833 hectares	10,389 hectares	7,557 hectares	East Timor
1200s	3,291 hectares	12,983 hectares	9,692 hectares	East Timor
1300s	3,745 hectares	16,225 hectares	12,480 hectares	East Timor
1400s	4,195 hectares	20,277 hectares	16,082 hectares	East Timor
1500s	4,642 hectares	25,342 hectares	20,700 hectares	East Timor
1600s	5,391 hectares	31,672 hectares	26,281 hectares	East Timor
1700s	7,668 hectares	39,585 hectares	31,917 hectares	East Timor
1710s	8,619 hectares	40,318 hectares	31,698 hectares	East Timor
1720s	9,570 hectares	41,064 hectares	31,494 hectares	East Timor
1730s	10,520 hectares	41,824 hectares	31,304 hectares	East Timor
1740s	11,469 hectares	42,598 hectares	31,129 hectares	East Timor
1750s	12,417 hectares	43,386 hectares	30,969 hectares	East Timor
1760s	13,364 hectares	44,189 hectares	30,825 hectares	East Timor
1770s	14,310 hectares	45,007 hectares	30,697 hectares	East Timor
1780s	15,256 hectares	45,840 hectares	30,584 hectares	East Timor
1790s	16,200 hectares	46,688 hectares	30,488 hectares	East Timor
1800s	17,144 hectares	47,552 hectares	30,408 hectares	East Timor
1810s	18,087 hectares	48,432 hectares	30,345 hectares	East Timor
1820s	19,029 hectares	52,643 hectares	33,614 hectares	East Timor
1830s	19,970 hectares	57,220 hectares	37,250 hectares	East Timor
1840s	20,910 hectares	62,196 hectares	41,285 hectares	East Timor
1850s	21,850 hectares	67,603 hectares	45,753 hectares	East Timor
1860s	24,149 hectares	73,481 hectares	49,332 hectares	East Timor
1870s	26,690 hectares	76,675 hectares	49,985 hectares	East Timor
1880s	29,498 hectares	80,008 hectares	50,510 hectares	East Timor
1890s	32,602 hectares	83,486 hectares	50,884 hectares	East Timor
1900s	36,032 hectares	87,115 hectares	51,082 hectares	East Timor
1910s	42,397 hectares	90,902 hectares	48,504 hectares	East Timor
1920s	49,426 hectares	94,688 hectares	45,263 hectares	East Timor
1930s	60,825 hectares	98,537 hectares	37,712 hectares	East Timor
1940s	58,753 hectares	102,742 hectares	43,989 hectares	East Timor
1950s	110,022 hectares	113,563 hectares	3,542 hectares	East Timor
1960s	141,100 hectares	80,698 hectares	60,402 hectares	Eswatini
1970s	167,600 hectares	105,292 hectares	62,308 hectares	Eswatini
1980s	169,100 hectares	141,400 hectares	27,700 hectares	Eswatini
1990s	191,100 hectares	185,600 hectares	5,500 hectares	Eswatini
2000s	191,600 hectares	185,000 hectares	6,600 hectares	Eswatini
2010s	193,800 hectares	190,220 hectares	3,580 hectares	Eswatini
2020s	195,000 hectares	191,190 hectares	3,810 hectares	Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Eswatini or East Timor?: Eswatini, at 195,000 hectares against 190,840 hectares in East Timor as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Eswatini and East Timor?: 4,160 hectares, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and East Timor?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Eswatini and East Timor rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?: Eswatini ranks 142nd and East Timor ranks 143rd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland extent over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Total cropland area for each separate country over time.