Banana yields in Eswatini
Eswatini: Banana yields was 5.98 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Banana yields in Eswatini, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for banana yields in Eswatini is 5.98 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, banana yields in Eswatini peaked at 16.4 tonnes per hectare in 1962 and was at its lowest, 2.46 tonnes per hectare, in 1970.
Eswatini ranks 101st of 130 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.96 tonnes per hectare | 2.75 tonnes per hectare | 16.4 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.15 tonnes per hectare | 2.46 tonnes per hectare | 8.33 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.33 tonnes per hectare | 8.33 tonnes per hectare | 8.33 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.15 tonnes per hectare | 5.66 tonnes per hectare | 9.89 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.84 tonnes per hectare | 4.62 tonnes per hectare | 6.25 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.99 tonnes per hectare | 5.94 tonnes per hectare | 6.12 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.98 tonnes per hectare | 5.97 tonnes per hectare | 5.98 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 banana yields in Eswatini?
- Banana yields in Eswatini was 5.98 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest banana yields recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- What is the lowest banana yields recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.46 tonnes per hectare in 1970.
- How does Eswatini rank for banana yields?
- Eswatini ranks 101st out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is banana yields rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 Banana yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.