Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Eswatini
Eswatini: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita was 0.0691 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Eswatini, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Eswatini is 0.0691 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Eswatini peaked at 0.1381 tonnes per person in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.004 tonnes per person, in 1996.
Eswatini ranks 14th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.017 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0166 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0135 tonnes per person | -18.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0079 tonnes per person | -41.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0052 tonnes per person | -35.0% |
| 1966 | 0.005 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0391 tonnes per person | +679.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0119 tonnes per person | -69.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0163 tonnes per person | +36.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0159 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0596 tonnes per person | +275.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0859 tonnes per person | +44.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0292 tonnes per person | -66.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0629 tonnes per person | +115.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0197 tonnes per person | -68.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0363 tonnes per person | +84.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0111 tonnes per person | -69.4% |
| 1978 | 0.043 tonnes per person | +287.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0052 tonnes per person | -87.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0469 tonnes per person | +802.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0875 tonnes per person | +86.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0345 tonnes per person | -60.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0106 tonnes per person | -69.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1381 tonnes per person | +1199.8% |
| 1985 | 0.092 tonnes per person | -33.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0395 tonnes per person | -57.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0484 tonnes per person | +22.7% |
| 1988 | 0.045 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0322 tonnes per person | -28.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0183 tonnes per person | -43.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0187 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0307 tonnes per person | +64.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0082 tonnes per person | -73.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0041 tonnes per person | -50.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0062 tonnes per person | +50.1% |
| 1996 | 0.004 tonnes per person | -34.6% |
| 1997 | 0.006 tonnes per person | +47.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0059 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0058 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0058 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0067 tonnes per person | +15.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0104 tonnes per person | +55.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0244 tonnes per person | +134.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0261 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0463 tonnes per person | +77.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0304 tonnes per person | -34.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0312 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0237 tonnes per person | -24.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0226 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0396 tonnes per person | +75.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0394 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.048 tonnes per person | +22.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0584 tonnes per person | +21.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0422 tonnes per person | -27.7% |
| 2015 | 0.042 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0391 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0423 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0453 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0475 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0537 tonnes per person | +13.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0655 tonnes per person | +22.0% |
| 2022 | 0.073 tonnes per person | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0691 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.0691 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0012 tonnes per person, 57.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.0691 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0001 tonnes per person, 1077.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita 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 | +1199.8% | 0.0106 tonnes per person | 0.1381 tonnes per person |
| 1980 | +802.9% | 0.0052 tonnes per person | 0.0469 tonnes per person |
| 1967 | +679.9% | 0.005 tonnes per person | 0.0391 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0147 tonnes per person | 0.005 tonnes per person | 0.0391 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0369 tonnes per person | 0.0052 tonnes per person | 0.0859 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0575 tonnes per person | 0.0106 tonnes per person | 0.1381 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0108 tonnes per person | 0.004 tonnes per person | 0.0307 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0228 tonnes per person | 0.0058 tonnes per person | 0.0463 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0444 tonnes per person | 0.0391 tonnes per person | 0.0584 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0653 tonnes per person | 0.0537 tonnes per person | 0.073 tonnes per person | 4 |
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- 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 cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Eswatini?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Eswatini was 0.0691 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1381 tonnes per person in 1984.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.004 tonnes per person in 1996.
- How does Eswatini rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita?
- Eswatini ranks 14th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.