Groundnut yields in Eswatini
Eswatini: Groundnut yields was 0.4372 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Groundnut yields in Eswatini, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, groundnut yields in Eswatini stood at 0.4372 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnut yields in Eswatini peaked at 1.64 tonnes per hectare in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.2665 tonnes per hectare, in 1983.
Eswatini ranks 114th of 119 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5709 tonnes per hectare | 0.56 tonnes per hectare | 0.6182 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5418 tonnes per hectare | 0.431 tonnes per hectare | 0.595 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8469 tonnes per hectare | 0.2665 tonnes per hectare | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7127 tonnes per hectare | 0.6086 tonnes per hectare | 0.7679 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4823 tonnes per hectare | 0.4284 tonnes per hectare | 0.5782 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4432 tonnes per hectare | 0.4372 tonnes per hectare | 0.4506 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Eswatini
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 330.70 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.4% (2025)
- Rural population 920,507 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 73.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.2% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.4% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.4% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 71,001 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is groundnut yields in Eswatini?
- Groundnut yields in Eswatini was 0.4372 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest groundnut yields recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 1.64 tonnes per hectare in 1989.
- What is the lowest groundnut yields recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2665 tonnes per hectare in 1983.
- How does Eswatini rank for groundnut yields?
- Eswatini ranks 114th out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
- Is groundnut yields rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Groundnut yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.