Agricultural land use in Eswatini
Eswatini: Agricultural land use was 1.20 million hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use in Eswatini, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural land use in Eswatini stood at 1.20 million hectares. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use in Eswatini peaked at 1.51 million hectares in 1972 and was at its lowest, 1.20 million hectares, in 2020.
Eswatini ranks 137th of 226 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.48 million hectares | 1.47 million hectares | 1.50 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.43 million hectares | 1.31 million hectares | 1.51 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.29 million hectares | 1.26 million hectares | 1.33 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.22 million hectares | 1.22 million hectares | 1.24 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.22 million hectares | 1.22 million hectares | 1.22 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 million hectares | 1.20 million hectares | 1.22 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.20 million hectares | 1.20 million hectares | 1.20 million hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 134 Belgium 1.35 million hectares compare
- 135 North Macedonia 1.25 million hectares compare
- 136 El Salvador 1.20 million hectares compare
- 138 Falkland Islands 1.13 million hectares compare
- 139 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.11 million hectares compare
- 140 Albania 1.04 million hectares compare
More agriculture & rural data for Eswatini
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 330.70 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.4% (2025)
- Rural population 920,507 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 73.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.2% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.4% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.4% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 71,001 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use in Eswatini?
- Agricultural land use in Eswatini was 1.20 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land use recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 million hectares in 1972.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.20 million hectares in 2020.
- How does Eswatini rank for agricultural land use?
- Eswatini ranks 137th out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land used for cultivation of crops and animal husbandry. The total of areas under cropland and permanent meadows and pastures.