Botswana vs Eswatini: Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population
Botswana
60,588 hectares
in 2024
Eswatini
71,758 hectares
in 2024
Botswana rank
141st
Eswatini rank
138th
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population over time
- Botswana
- Eswatini
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 71,758 hectares against 60,588 hectares in Botswana, a difference of 11,170 hectares.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 141st and Eswatini ranks 138th of 186 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100,586 hectares | 97,833 hectares | 2,754 hectares | Botswana |
| 1970s | 148,695 hectares | 75,468 hectares | 73,227 hectares | Botswana |
| 1980s | 148,840 hectares | 77,052 hectares | 71,788 hectares | Botswana |
| 1990s | 150,120 hectares | 68,779 hectares | 81,340 hectares | Botswana |
| 2000s | 104,134 hectares | 59,728 hectares | 44,406 hectares | Botswana |
| 2010s | 129,918 hectares | 70,346 hectares | 59,572 hectares | Botswana |
| 2020s | 116,459 hectares | 73,344 hectares | 43,115 hectares | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in cereal production, yield, land use and population, Botswana or Eswatini?
- Eswatini, at 71,758 hectares against 60,588 hectares in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in change in cereal production, yield, land use and population between Botswana and Eswatini?
- 11,170 hectares, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Eswatini?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Eswatini rank globally for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population?
- Botswana ranks 141st and Eswatini ranks 138th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.