Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Eswatini
Eswatini: Agricultural land use, per square kilometre was 69.48 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
69.48 hectares per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
24th
of 209 countries
All-time high
87.97 hectares per square kilometre
in 1972
All-time low
69.48 hectares per square kilometre
in 2020
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Eswatini, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 69.48 hectares per square kilometre for agricultural land use, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Eswatini peaked at 87.97 hectares per square kilometre in 1972 and was at its lowest, 69.48 hectares per square kilometre, in 2020.
Eswatini ranks 24th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 85.35 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 85.93 hectares per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 85.7 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 85.87 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 86.28 hectares per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 86.8 hectares per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 87.03 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 87.09 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 86.86 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 86.86 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 86.86 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 87.97 hectares per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 87.97 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 86.16 hectares per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 76.34 hectares per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1976 | 79.71 hectares per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 80.99 hectares per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 80.99 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 77.91 hectares per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 75.06 hectares per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 74.65 hectares per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 74.77 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 74.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 73.78 hectares per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 74.65 hectares per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 77.27 hectares per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 75.99 hectares per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 74.71 hectares per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 73.49 hectares per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 71.98 hectares per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 71.34 hectares per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 71.1 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 71.05 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 71.05 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 71.05 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 71.05 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 71.1 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 71.1 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 71.1 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 71.1 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 71.16 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 71.16 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 71.16 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 71.16 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 71.16 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 71.1 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 71.1 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 71.1 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 71.16 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 70.99 hectares per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 70.99 hectares per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 70.93 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 70.86 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 70.7 hectares per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 70.47 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 70.23 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 70 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 69.83 hectares per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 69.59 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 69.48 hectares per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 69.48 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 69.48 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 69.48 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86.32 hectares per square kilometre | 85.35 hectares per square kilometre | 87.09 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 83.17 hectares per square kilometre | 76.34 hectares per square kilometre | 87.97 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.92 hectares per square kilometre | 73.49 hectares per square kilometre | 77.27 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.19 hectares per square kilometre | 71.05 hectares per square kilometre | 71.98 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.14 hectares per square kilometre | 71.1 hectares per square kilometre | 71.16 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.46 hectares per square kilometre | 69.59 hectares per square kilometre | 70.99 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.48 hectares per square kilometre | 69.48 hectares per square kilometre | 69.48 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 21 Madagascar 70.29 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 22 Togo 70.23 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 23 Faroe Islands 70.12 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 25 Isle of Man 69.09 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 26 Mongolia 68.96 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 27 Morocco 66.75 hectares per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Eswatini
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0641 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 263.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4281 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7328 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.2% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Eswatini?
- Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Eswatini was 69.48 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per square kilometre recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 87.97 hectares per square kilometre in 1972.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per square kilometre recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.48 hectares per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Eswatini rank for agricultural land use, per square kilometre?
- Eswatini ranks 24th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, per square kilometre rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land use, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.