Cereal production in Eswatini
Eswatini: Cereal production was 77,722 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal production 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.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal production in Eswatini is 77,722 tonnes, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 11.6% on the previous year and down 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production in Eswatini peaked at 178,426 tonnes in 1985 and was at its lowest, 27,541 tonnes, in 2007.
Eswatini ranks 143rd of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52,122 tonnes | 39,795 tonnes | 70,768 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 99,876 tonnes | 72,771 tonnes | 129,898 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 107,798 tonnes | 33,220 tonnes | 178,426 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 109,617 tonnes | 63,079 tonnes | 152,068 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 71,609 tonnes | 27,541 tonnes | 113,870 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 91,099 tonnes | 35,578 tonnes | 121,572 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 97,562 tonnes | 77,722 tonnes | 129,720 tonnes | 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 cereal production in Eswatini?
- Cereal production in Eswatini was 77,722 tonnes 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 cereal production recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 178,426 tonnes in 1985.
- What is the lowest cereal production recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,541 tonnes in 2007.
- How does Eswatini rank for cereal production?
- Eswatini ranks 143rd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.