Cropland per person over the long-term in Eswatini
Eswatini: Cropland per person over the long-term was 0.1417 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.1417 hectares per person
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
107th
of 202 countries
All-time high
0.3768 hectares per person
in 1967
All-time low
0 hectares per person
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Cropland per person over the long-term in Eswatini, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 0.1417 hectares per person for cropland per person over the long-term in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland per person over the long-term in Eswatini peaked at 0.3768 hectares per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per person, in 1000.
That places Eswatini 107th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.
Cropland per person over the long-term in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 0.3747 hectares per person | — |
| 1200 | 0.3731 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1300 | 0.3716 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1400 | 0.37 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1500 | 0.3684 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1600 | 0.3668 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1700 | 0.3651 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1710 | 0.365 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1720 | 0.3648 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1730 | 0.3647 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1740 | 0.3645 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1750 | 0.3643 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1760 | 0.3642 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1770 | 0.364 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1780 | 0.3638 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1790 | 0.3637 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.3635 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.3633 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.3632 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.363 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.3628 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.3627 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.3625 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.3623 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.3622 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.362 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.3619 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.3617 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.3615 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.3614 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.3612 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.361 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.361 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.361 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.361 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.361 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.3609 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.3609 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.3609 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.3609 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.3609 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.3609 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.3525 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1962 | 0.372 hectares per person | +5.5% |
| 1963 | 0.353 hectares per person | -5.1% |
| 1964 | 0.353 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3627 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.3764 hectares per person | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 0.3768 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.3695 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.3506 hectares per person | -5.1% |
| 1970 | 0.341 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.3314 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.3621 hectares per person | +9.3% |
| 1973 | 0.3514 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.315 hectares per person | -10.4% |
| 1975 | 0.3288 hectares per person | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 0.3094 hectares per person | -5.9% |
| 1977 | 0.2781 hectares per person | -10.1% |
| 1978 | 0.3418 hectares per person | +22.9% |
| 1979 | 0.3246 hectares per person | -5.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3132 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2286 hectares per person | -27.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2206 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2142 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.2632 hectares per person | +22.9% |
| 1985 | 0.2326 hectares per person | -11.6% |
| 1986 | 0.2234 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2309 hectares per person | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2374 hectares per person | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.245 hectares per person | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2229 hectares per person | -9.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2202 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2108 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2056 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2017 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1978 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1935 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1902 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1862 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1827 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1799 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1789 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1776 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1766 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1753 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1736 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1705 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1678 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1648 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1626 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1627 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1608 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.159 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1572 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1562 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1545 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1528 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1511 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1503 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1487 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1471 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.146 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1449 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1438 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1428 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.1417 hectares per person | -0.7% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.1417 hectares per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.177 hectares per person, 80% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.1417 hectares per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1929 hectares per person, 73% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland per person over the long-term 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -27.0% | 0.3132 hectares per person | 0.2286 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.3747 hectares per person | 0.3747 hectares per person | 0.3747 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.3731 hectares per person | 0.3731 hectares per person | 0.3731 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.3716 hectares per person | 0.3716 hectares per person | 0.3716 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.37 hectares per person | 0.37 hectares per person | 0.37 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.3684 hectares per person | 0.3684 hectares per person | 0.3684 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.3668 hectares per person | 0.3668 hectares per person | 0.3668 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.3651 hectares per person | 0.3651 hectares per person | 0.3651 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.365 hectares per person | 0.365 hectares per person | 0.365 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.3648 hectares per person | 0.3648 hectares per person | 0.3648 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.3647 hectares per person | 0.3647 hectares per person | 0.3647 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.3645 hectares per person | 0.3645 hectares per person | 0.3645 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.3643 hectares per person | 0.3643 hectares per person | 0.3643 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.3642 hectares per person | 0.3642 hectares per person | 0.3642 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.364 hectares per person | 0.364 hectares per person | 0.364 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.3638 hectares per person | 0.3638 hectares per person | 0.3638 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.3637 hectares per person | 0.3637 hectares per person | 0.3637 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.3635 hectares per person | 0.3635 hectares per person | 0.3635 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.3633 hectares per person | 0.3633 hectares per person | 0.3633 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.3632 hectares per person | 0.3632 hectares per person | 0.3632 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.363 hectares per person | 0.363 hectares per person | 0.363 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.3628 hectares per person | 0.3628 hectares per person | 0.3628 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.3627 hectares per person | 0.3627 hectares per person | 0.3627 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.3625 hectares per person | 0.3625 hectares per person | 0.3625 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.3623 hectares per person | 0.3623 hectares per person | 0.3623 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.3622 hectares per person | 0.3622 hectares per person | 0.3622 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.362 hectares per person | 0.362 hectares per person | 0.362 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.3619 hectares per person | 0.3619 hectares per person | 0.3619 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.3617 hectares per person | 0.3617 hectares per person | 0.3617 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.3615 hectares per person | 0.3615 hectares per person | 0.3615 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.3614 hectares per person | 0.3614 hectares per person | 0.3614 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.3612 hectares per person | 0.3612 hectares per person | 0.3612 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.3609 hectares per person | 0.3609 hectares per person | 0.361 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3627 hectares per person | 0.3506 hectares per person | 0.3768 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3284 hectares per person | 0.2781 hectares per person | 0.3621 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2409 hectares per person | 0.2142 hectares per person | 0.3132 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2012 hectares per person | 0.1827 hectares per person | 0.2229 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1728 hectares per person | 0.1626 hectares per person | 0.1799 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1553 hectares per person | 0.1487 hectares per person | 0.1627 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1444 hectares per person | 0.1417 hectares per person | 0.1471 hectares per person | 6 |
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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 cropland per person over the long-term in Eswatini?
- Cropland per person over the long-term in Eswatini was 0.1417 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3768 hectares per person in 1967.
- What is the lowest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 1000.
- How does Eswatini rank for cropland per person over the long-term?
- Eswatini ranks 107th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland per person over the long-term rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.