Cereal yields in Eswatini
Eswatini: Cereal yields was 1.08 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.08 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 11.6%
World rank
163rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
2.17 tonnes per hectare
in 1995
All-time low
0.4534 tonnes per hectare
in 1966
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal 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 cereal yields in Eswatini is 1.08 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 11.6% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Eswatini peaked at 2.17 tonnes per hectare in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.4534 tonnes per hectare, in 1966.
Eswatini ranks 163rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal yields in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4693 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.4861 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.5411 tonnes per hectare | +11.3% |
| 1964 | 0.4778 tonnes per hectare | -11.7% |
| 1965 | 0.4829 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.4534 tonnes per hectare | -6.1% |
| 1967 | 0.6851 tonnes per hectare | +51.1% |
| 1968 | 0.5521 tonnes per hectare | -19.4% |
| 1969 | 0.6195 tonnes per hectare | +12.2% |
| 1970 | 0.6482 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 1971 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | +149.8% |
| 1972 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 1973 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | -33.8% |
| 1974 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | +33.9% |
| 1975 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | -8.7% |
| 1976 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 1978 | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | +36.4% |
| 1979 | 0.9671 tonnes per hectare | -46.4% |
| 1980 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | +42.8% |
| 1981 | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | +22.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9015 tonnes per hectare | -46.5% |
| 1983 | 0.7202 tonnes per hectare | -20.1% |
| 1984 | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | +150.3% |
| 1985 | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | +13.5% |
| 1986 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | -27.3% |
| 1987 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | -13.3% |
| 1988 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -19.8% |
| 1990 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +21.9% |
| 1991 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -18.2% |
| 1992 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | +48.0% |
| 1993 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 1995 | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | +70.6% |
| 1996 | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | -19.0% |
| 1997 | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | -13.9% |
| 2000 | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | -13.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9965 tonnes per hectare | -29.7% |
| 2003 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +21.7% |
| 2005 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5676 tonnes per hectare | -60.1% |
| 2008 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +76.4% |
| 2009 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | +28.8% |
| 2010 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | +10.8% |
| 2023 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | -22.8% |
| 2024 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -11.6% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 1.08 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.02 tonnes per hectare, 54% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 1.08 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.34 tonnes per hectare, 81% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yields 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 | +149.8% | 0.6482 tonnes per hectare | 1.62 tonnes per hectare |
| 1984 | +150.3% | 0.7202 tonnes per hectare | 1.8 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5297 tonnes per hectare | 0.4534 tonnes per hectare | 0.6851 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | 0.6482 tonnes per hectare | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | 0.7202 tonnes per hectare | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 0.5676 tonnes per hectare | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 cereal yields in Eswatini?
- Cereal yields in Eswatini was 1.08 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 cereal yields recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 2.17 tonnes per hectare in 1995.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4534 tonnes per hectare in 1966.
- How does Eswatini rank for cereal yields?
- Eswatini ranks 163rd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. 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 yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.