Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Eswatini
Eswatini: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.2991 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Eswatini, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Eswatini stood at 0.2991 tonnes per person. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.8% on the previous year and up 76.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Eswatini peaked at 0.2991 tonnes per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0666 tonnes per person, in 1985.
Eswatini ranks 39th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0991 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0969 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1082 tonnes per person | +11.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1109 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.1185 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1103 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0856 tonnes per person | -22.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1121 tonnes per person | +31.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1093 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.102 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0728 tonnes per person | -28.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0708 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0877 tonnes per person | +23.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0771 tonnes per person | -12.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0709 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0917 tonnes per person | +29.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0944 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.086 tonnes per person | -8.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1022 tonnes per person | +18.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1039 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1621 tonnes per person | +56.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1411 tonnes per person | -12.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1351 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1792 tonnes per person | +32.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0666 tonnes per person | -62.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1021 tonnes per person | +53.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1401 tonnes per person | +37.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1438 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1241 tonnes per person | -13.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1238 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1244 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.124 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.103 tonnes per person | -17.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1205 tonnes per person | +17.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0886 tonnes per person | -26.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0748 tonnes per person | -15.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0805 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0745 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1164 tonnes per person | +56.2% |
| 2000 | 0.12 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1617 tonnes per person | +34.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1765 tonnes per person | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1875 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1817 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.215 tonnes per person | +18.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1457 tonnes per person | -32.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1834 tonnes per person | +25.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1794 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1656 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1412 tonnes per person | -14.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1583 tonnes per person | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2563 tonnes per person | +61.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1699 tonnes per person | -33.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1769 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.196 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2566 tonnes per person | +30.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2366 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2498 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2644 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2951 tonnes per person | +11.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2768 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2699 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2991 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.2991 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1155 tonnes per person, 2.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.2991 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0855 tonnes per person, 3.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1057 tonnes per person | 0.0856 tonnes per person | 0.1185 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0856 tonnes per person | 0.0708 tonnes per person | 0.1022 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1298 tonnes per person | 0.0666 tonnes per person | 0.1792 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.103 tonnes per person | 0.0745 tonnes per person | 0.1244 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1717 tonnes per person | 0.12 tonnes per person | 0.215 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2106 tonnes per person | 0.1412 tonnes per person | 0.2644 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2852 tonnes per person | 0.2699 tonnes per person | 0.2991 tonnes per person | 4 |
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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Eswatini?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Eswatini was 0.2991 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2991 tonnes per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0666 tonnes per person in 1985.
- How does Eswatini rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Eswatini ranks 39th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.