Cereals, primary — Production, per capita in Eswatini
Eswatini: Cereals, primary — Production, per capita was 0.0625 t per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereals, primary — Production, per capita in Eswatini, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals, primary — production, per capita in Eswatini is 0.0625 t per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 12.5% on the previous year and down 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — production, per capita in Eswatini peaked at 0.2789 t per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0253 t per person, in 2007.
Eswatini ranks 110th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Production, per capita in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.142 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1401 t per person | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1229 t per person | -12.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1051 t per person | -14.5% |
| 1965 | 0.1038 t per person | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1107 t per person | +6.6% |
| 1967 | 0.173 t per person | +56.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1416 t per person | -18.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1593 t per person | +12.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1649 t per person | +3.5% |
| 1971 | 0.2567 t per person | +55.6% |
| 1972 | 0.2789 t per person | +8.6% |
| 1973 | 0.201 t per person | -27.9% |
| 1974 | 0.2523 t per person | +25.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1991 t per person | -21.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2024 t per person | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.14 t per person | -30.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1847 t per person | +31.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1269 t per person | -31.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1753 t per person | +38.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1607 t per person | -8.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0877 t per person | -45.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0504 t per person | -42.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2267 t per person | +349.7% |
| 1985 | 0.2527 t per person | +11.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1472 t per person | -41.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1364 t per person | -7.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1755 t per person | +28.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1189 t per person | -32.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1261 t per person | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0695 t per person | -44.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1013 t per person | +45.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0881 t per person | -13.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0884 t per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1567 t per person | +77.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1218 t per person | -22.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1383 t per person | +13.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1169 t per person | -15.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1213 t per person | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1093 t per person | -9.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0796 t per person | -27.2% |
| 2002 | 0.065 t per person | -18.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0661 t per person | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0647 t per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0703 t per person | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0632 t per person | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0253 t per person | -60.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0559 t per person | +121.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0692 t per person | +23.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0777 t per person | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0692 t per person | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0749 t per person | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1074 t per person | +43.4% |
| 2014 | 0.107 t per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.074 t per person | -30.8% |
| 2016 | 0.031 t per person | -58.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0748 t per person | +141.7% |
| 2018 | 0.099 t per person | +32.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0826 t per person | -16.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0752 t per person | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0851 t per person | +13.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1064 t per person | +25.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0715 t per person | -32.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0625 t per person | -12.5% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.0625 t per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1015 t per person, 62% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.0625 t per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0964 t per person, 65% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals, primary — Production, 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 | +349.7% | 0.0504 t per person | 0.2267 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1332 t per person | 0.1038 t per person | 0.173 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2007 t per person | 0.1269 t per person | 0.2789 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1532 t per person | 0.0504 t per person | 0.2527 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1128 t per person | 0.0695 t per person | 0.1567 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0669 t per person | 0.0253 t per person | 0.1093 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0798 t per person | 0.031 t per person | 0.1074 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0802 t per person | 0.0625 t per person | 0.1064 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
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 cereals, primary — production, per capita in Eswatini?
- Cereals, primary — production, per capita in Eswatini was 0.0625 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — production, per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2789 t per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — production, per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0253 t per person in 2007.
- How does Eswatini rank for cereals, primary — production, per capita?
- Eswatini ranks 110th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — production, per capita rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals, primary — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals, primary — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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, primary — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.