Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Eswatini
Eswatini: Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.088 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Eswatini, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre in Eswatini stood at 0.088 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 49.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre in Eswatini peaked at 0.4371 ha per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0615 ha per square kilometre, in 1985.
Eswatini ranks 55th of 114 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1233 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1163 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0955 ha per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1073 ha per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0872 ha per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1082 ha per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1129 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1047 ha per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1317 ha per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1337 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1414 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 0.143 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1156 ha per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0836 ha per square kilometre | -27.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0978 ha per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1976 | 0.126 ha per square kilometre | +28.8% |
| 1977 | 0.123 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.123 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0662 ha per square kilometre | -46.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0662 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1028 ha per square kilometre | +55.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1204 ha per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0842 ha per square kilometre | -30.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0806 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0615 ha per square kilometre | -23.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1744 ha per square kilometre | +183.6% |
| 1987 | 0.2326 ha per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1988 | 0.3541 ha per square kilometre | +52.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3244 ha per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4371 ha per square kilometre | +34.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1686 ha per square kilometre | -61.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1744 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2035 ha per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2209 ha per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2638 ha per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2558 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2435 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 0.25 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2616 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2721 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2209 ha per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1919 ha per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1644 ha per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1308 ha per square kilometre | -20.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1453 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1968 ha per square kilometre | +35.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1691 ha per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1773 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1919 ha per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2035 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 0.188 ha per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1744 ha per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1744 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1378 ha per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1033 ha per square kilometre | -25.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0814 ha per square kilometre | -21.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0872 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0906 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0864 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0881 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0884 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0876 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.088 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.088 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3191 ha per square kilometre, 28% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.088 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1773 ha per square kilometre, 50% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +183.6% | 0.0615 ha per square kilometre | 0.1744 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1097 ha per square kilometre | 0.0872 ha per square kilometre | 0.1317 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1153 ha per square kilometre | 0.0662 ha per square kilometre | 0.143 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1601 ha per square kilometre | 0.0615 ha per square kilometre | 0.3541 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2479 ha per square kilometre | 0.1686 ha per square kilometre | 0.4371 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1861 ha per square kilometre | 0.1308 ha per square kilometre | 0.2721 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1327 ha per square kilometre | 0.0814 ha per square kilometre | 0.2035 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.088 ha per square kilometre | 0.0876 ha per square kilometre | 0.0884 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 52 Dominica 0.1093 ha per square kilometre compare
- 53 Sri Lanka 0.0945 ha per square kilometre compare
- 54 Lebanon 0.0932 ha per square kilometre compare
- 56 Japan 0.0842 ha per square kilometre compare
- 57 Serbia 0.0837 ha per square kilometre compare
- 58 Indonesia 0.0826 ha 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 beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre in Eswatini?
- Beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre in Eswatini was 0.088 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4371 ha per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0615 ha per square kilometre in 1985.
- How does Eswatini rank for beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Eswatini ranks 55th out of 114 countries with data for 2023.
- Is beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Beans, dry — Area harvested 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.
Beans, dry — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Beans, dry — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Beans, dry — Area harvested 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.