Bananas — Yield in Eswatini
Eswatini: Bananas — Yield was 5,981 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Bananas — Yield in Eswatini, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 5,981 kg/ha for bananas — yield in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bananas — yield in Eswatini peaked at 16,402 kg/ha in 1962 and was at its lowest, 2,459 kg/ha, in 1970.
Eswatini ranks 123rd of 159 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Bananas — Yield in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9,329 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 16,402 kg/ha | +75.8% |
| 1963 | 5,335 kg/ha | -67.5% |
| 1964 | 5,000 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 1965 | 2,753 kg/ha | -44.9% |
| 1966 | 3,191 kg/ha | +15.9% |
| 1967 | 3,889 kg/ha | +21.9% |
| 1968 | 3,616 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 1969 | 4,160 kg/ha | +15.0% |
| 1970 | 2,459 kg/ha | -40.9% |
| 1971 | 6,660 kg/ha | +170.9% |
| 1972 | 6,478 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 8,053 kg/ha | +24.3% |
| 1974 | 6,300 kg/ha | -21.8% |
| 1975 | 8,233 kg/ha | +30.7% |
| 1976 | 8,333 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 8,333 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 8,333 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 8,333 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 8,333 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 8,333 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 8,333 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 8,333 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 8,333 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 8,333 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 8,333 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 8,333 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 8,333 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 8,333 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 9,891 kg/ha | +18.7% |
| 1991 | 5,661 kg/ha | -42.8% |
| 1992 | 5,678 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 5,696 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 5,713 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 5,730 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 5,748 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 5,765 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 5,782 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 5,800 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 5,817 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 5,834 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 5,850 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 5,938 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 6,250 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 6,061 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 6,250 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 4,615 kg/ha | -26.2% |
| 2008 | 5,745 kg/ha | +24.5% |
| 2009 | 6,000 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 6,021 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 6,042 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 6,122 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 5,999 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 5,942 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 5,943 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5,951 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 5,957 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 5,961 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 5,971 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 5,976 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 5,977 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5,969 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 5,975 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 5,981 kg/ha | +0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bananas — Yield in Eswatini changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +170.9% | 2,459 kg/ha | 6,660 kg/ha |
| 1962 | +75.8% | 9,329 kg/ha | 16,402 kg/ha |
| 1963 | -67.5% | 16,402 kg/ha | 5,335 kg/ha |
| 1965 | -44.9% | 5,000 kg/ha | 2,753 kg/ha |
| 1991 | -42.8% | 9,891 kg/ha | 5,661 kg/ha |
| 1970 | -40.9% | 4,160 kg/ha | 2,459 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,964 kg/ha | 2,753 kg/ha | 16,402 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 7,152 kg/ha | 2,459 kg/ha | 8,333 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,333 kg/ha | 8,333 kg/ha | 8,333 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,146 kg/ha | 5,661 kg/ha | 9,891 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,836 kg/ha | 4,615 kg/ha | 6,250 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,991 kg/ha | 5,942 kg/ha | 6,122 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,976 kg/ha | 5,969 kg/ha | 5,981 kg/ha | 5 |
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- Wheat — Area harvested 389 ha (2024)
- Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 9,465 An (2024)
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- Sheep — Stocks 18,522 An (2024)
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- Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals 144,091 An (2024)
- Swine / pigs — Stocks 55,271 An (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bananas — yield in Eswatini?
- Bananas — yield in Eswatini was 5,981 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest bananas — yield recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 16,402 kg/ha in 1962.
- What is the lowest bananas — yield recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,459 kg/ha in 1970.
- How does Eswatini rank for bananas — yield?
- Eswatini ranks 123rd out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bananas — yield 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, published as part of Bananas — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.