Land area equipped for irrigation in Eswatini
Eswatini: Land area equipped for irrigation was 50,000 hectares in 2011. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation in Eswatini, 1961–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 50,000 hectares for land area equipped for irrigation in 2011. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation in Eswatini peaked at 50,000 hectares in 2000 and was at its lowest, 36,000 hectares, in 1961.
That places Eswatini 24th out of 52 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38,667 hectares | 36,000 hectares | 40,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 40,000 hectares | 40,000 hectares | 40,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 43,000 hectares | 40,000 hectares | 45,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 48,200 hectares | 45,000 hectares | 49,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 50,000 hectares | 50,000 hectares | 50,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 50,000 hectares | 50,000 hectares | 50,000 hectares | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 21 Malawi 74,000 hectares compare
- 21 Niger 74,000 hectares compare
- 23 Côte d'Ivoire 73,000 hectares compare
- 25 Mauritania 45,000 hectares compare
- 26 Ghana 34,000 hectares compare
- 27 Burkina Faso 30,000 hectares compare
- 27 Chad 30,000 hectares compare
- 27 Sierra Leone 30,000 hectares compare
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 land area equipped for irrigation in Eswatini?
- Land area equipped for irrigation in Eswatini was 50,000 hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 50,000 hectares in 2000.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,000 hectares in 1961.
- How does Eswatini rank for land area equipped for irrigation?
- Eswatini ranks 24th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Area equipped to provide water (via irrigation) to the crops. It includes areas equipped for full and partial control irrigation, equipped lowland areas, pastures, and areas equipped for spate irrigation. Data are expressed in 1000 hectares.