Cereal yield (kg per hectare) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Cereal yield (kg per hectare) was 1,228 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield in Eswatini, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 1,228 kg per hectare for cereal yield in 2023.
The figure is down 23.1% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in Eswatini peaked at 2,170 kg per hectare in 1995 and was at its lowest, 453.4 kg per hectare, in 1966.
That places Eswatini 153rd out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereal yield (kg per hectare) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 469.3 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 486.1 kg per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 541.1 kg per hectare | +11.3% |
| 1964 | 477.8 kg per hectare | -11.7% |
| 1965 | 482.9 kg per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 453.4 kg per hectare | -6.1% |
| 1967 | 685.1 kg per hectare | +51.1% |
| 1968 | 552.1 kg per hectare | -19.4% |
| 1969 | 619.5 kg per hectare | +12.2% |
| 1970 | 648.2 kg per hectare | +4.6% |
| 1971 | 1,619 kg per hectare | +149.8% |
| 1972 | 1,754 kg per hectare | +8.3% |
| 1973 | 1,161 kg per hectare | -33.8% |
| 1974 | 1,554 kg per hectare | +33.9% |
| 1975 | 1,419 kg per hectare | -8.7% |
| 1976 | 1,469 kg per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 1,322 kg per hectare | -10.0% |
| 1978 | 1,803 kg per hectare | +36.4% |
| 1979 | 967.1 kg per hectare | -46.4% |
| 1980 | 1,381 kg per hectare | +42.8% |
| 1981 | 1,685 kg per hectare | +22.0% |
| 1982 | 901.5 kg per hectare | -46.5% |
| 1983 | 720.2 kg per hectare | -20.1% |
| 1984 | 1,803 kg per hectare | +150.3% |
| 1985 | 2,046 kg per hectare | +13.5% |
| 1986 | 1,487 kg per hectare | -27.3% |
| 1987 | 1,289 kg per hectare | -13.3% |
| 1988 | 1,314 kg per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 1,053 kg per hectare | -19.8% |
| 1990 | 1,284 kg per hectare | +21.9% |
| 1991 | 1,050 kg per hectare | -18.2% |
| 1992 | 1,554 kg per hectare | +48.0% |
| 1993 | 1,381 kg per hectare | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 1,272 kg per hectare | -7.9% |
| 1995 | 2,170 kg per hectare | +70.6% |
| 1996 | 1,757 kg per hectare | -19.0% |
| 1997 | 1,906 kg per hectare | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 1,898 kg per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 1,634 kg per hectare | -13.9% |
| 2000 | 1,633 kg per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1,418 kg per hectare | -13.2% |
| 2002 | 996.5 kg per hectare | -29.7% |
| 2003 | 1,024 kg per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 1,246 kg per hectare | +21.7% |
| 2005 | 1,317 kg per hectare | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 1,423 kg per hectare | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 567.6 kg per hectare | -60.1% |
| 2008 | 1,001 kg per hectare | +76.4% |
| 2009 | 1,290 kg per hectare | +28.8% |
| 2010 | 1,205 kg per hectare | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 1,344 kg per hectare | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 1,337 kg per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1,367 kg per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 1,362 kg per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1,260 kg per hectare | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 1,225 kg per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 1,240 kg per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 1,272 kg per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 1,280 kg per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1,287 kg per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1,438 kg per hectare | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 1,597 kg per hectare | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 1,228 kg per hectare | -23.1% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 1,228 kg per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,085 kg per hectare, 59% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 1,228 kg per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,342 kg per hectare, 91% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yield (kg per hectare) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +150.3% | 720.2 kg per hectare | 1,803 kg per hectare |
| 1971 | +149.8% | 648.2 kg per hectare | 1,619 kg per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 529.7 kg per hectare | 453.4 kg per hectare | 685.1 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,372 kg per hectare | 648.2 kg per hectare | 1,803 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,368 kg per hectare | 720.2 kg per hectare | 2,046 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,591 kg per hectare | 1,050 kg per hectare | 2,170 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,192 kg per hectare | 567.6 kg per hectare | 1,633 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,289 kg per hectare | 1,205 kg per hectare | 1,367 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,388 kg per hectare | 1,228 kg per hectare | 1,597 kg per hectare | 4 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0641 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.2% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield in Eswatini?
- Cereal yield in Eswatini was 1,228 kg per hectare in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest cereal yield recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 2,170 kg per hectare in 1995.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 453.4 kg per hectare in 1966.
- How does Eswatini rank for cereal yield?
- Eswatini ranks 153rd out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.