Change of cereal yield vs land used in Eswatini
Eswatini: Change of cereal yield vs land used was 1.08 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.08
Change on year
down 11.6%
World rank
163rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
2.17
in 1995
All-time low
0.4534
in 1966
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Eswatini, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 1.08 for change of cereal yield vs land used in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.6% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change of cereal yield vs land used in Eswatini peaked at 2.17 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.4534, in 1966.
That places Eswatini 163rd out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4693 | — |
| 1962 | 0.4861 | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.5411 | +11.3% |
| 1964 | 0.4778 | -11.7% |
| 1965 | 0.4829 | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.4534 | -6.1% |
| 1967 | 0.6851 | +51.1% |
| 1968 | 0.5521 | -19.4% |
| 1969 | 0.6195 | +12.2% |
| 1970 | 0.6482 | +4.6% |
| 1971 | 1.62 | +149.8% |
| 1972 | 1.75 | +8.3% |
| 1973 | 1.16 | -33.8% |
| 1974 | 1.55 | +33.9% |
| 1975 | 1.42 | -8.7% |
| 1976 | 1.47 | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 1.32 | -10.0% |
| 1978 | 1.8 | +36.4% |
| 1979 | 0.9671 | -46.4% |
| 1980 | 1.38 | +42.8% |
| 1981 | 1.69 | +22.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9015 | -46.5% |
| 1983 | 0.7202 | -20.1% |
| 1984 | 1.8 | +150.3% |
| 1985 | 2.05 | +13.5% |
| 1986 | 1.49 | -27.3% |
| 1987 | 1.29 | -13.3% |
| 1988 | 1.31 | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 1.05 | -19.8% |
| 1990 | 1.28 | +21.9% |
| 1991 | 1.05 | -18.2% |
| 1992 | 1.55 | +48.0% |
| 1993 | 1.38 | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 1.27 | -7.9% |
| 1995 | 2.17 | +70.6% |
| 1996 | 1.76 | -19.0% |
| 1997 | 1.91 | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 1.9 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.63 | -13.9% |
| 2000 | 1.63 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.42 | -13.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9965 | -29.7% |
| 2003 | 1.02 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 1.25 | +21.7% |
| 2005 | 1.32 | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 1.42 | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5676 | -60.1% |
| 2008 | 1 | +76.4% |
| 2009 | 1.29 | +28.8% |
| 2010 | 1.21 | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 1.34 | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 1.34 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.37 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 1.36 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.26 | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 1.22 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.24 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.27 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 1.28 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.29 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.43 | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 1.59 | +10.8% |
| 2023 | 1.23 | -22.8% |
| 2024 | 1.08 | -11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5297 | 0.4534 | 0.6851 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.37 | 0.6482 | 1.8 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.37 | 0.7202 | 2.05 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.59 | 1.05 | 2.17 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.19 | 0.5676 | 1.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.29 | 1.21 | 1.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.32 | 1.08 | 1.59 | 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 6.41 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 6.41 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.2% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change of cereal yield vs land used in Eswatini?
- Change of cereal yield vs land used in Eswatini was 1.08 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 2.17 in 1995.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4534 in 1966.
- How does Eswatini rank for change of cereal yield vs land used?
- Eswatini ranks 163rd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield vs land used 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Change of cereal yield vs land used. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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