Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Eswatini
Eswatini: Land use vs. yield change in cereal production was 83 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Eswatini, 1961–2014
Source: World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 83 for land use vs. yield change in cereal production in 2014.
That represents a change of up 59.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Eswatini peaked at 105 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 43, in 1983.
Eswatini ranks 108th of 147 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100 | — |
| 1962 | 97 | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 79 | -18.6% |
| 1964 | 78 | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 78 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 91 | +16.7% |
| 1967 | 97 | +6.6% |
| 1968 | 101 | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 103 | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 105 | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 67 | -36.2% |
| 1972 | 69 | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 78 | +13.0% |
| 1974 | 75 | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 67 | -10.7% |
| 1976 | 67 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 54 | -19.4% |
| 1978 | 54 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 71 | +31.5% |
| 1980 | 71 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 55 | -22.5% |
| 1982 | 58 | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 43 | -25.9% |
| 1984 | 80 | +86.0% |
| 1985 | 82 | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 68 | -17.1% |
| 1987 | 76 | +11.8% |
| 1988 | 100 | +31.6% |
| 1989 | 88 | -12.0% |
| 1990 | 80 | -9.1% |
| 1991 | 56 | -30.0% |
| 1992 | 58 | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 58 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 63 | +8.6% |
| 1995 | 66 | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 64 | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 68 | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 59 | -13.2% |
| 1999 | 72 | +22.0% |
| 2000 | 65 | -9.7% |
| 2001 | 55 | -15.4% |
| 2002 | 65 | +18.2% |
| 2003 | 64 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 52 | -18.8% |
| 2005 | 54 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 45 | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 57 | +26.7% |
| 2009 | 55 | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 67 | +21.8% |
| 2011 | 54 | -19.4% |
| 2012 | 59 | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 83 | +40.7% |
| 2014 | 83 | +0.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 83 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 191, 43% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 83 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 222, 37% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use vs. yield change in cereal production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +86.0% | 43 | 80 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91.56 | 78 | 103 | 9 |
| 1970s | 70.7 | 54 | 105 | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.1 | 43 | 100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.4 | 56 | 80 | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.7 | 45 | 65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.2 | 54 | 83 | 5 |
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 land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Eswatini?
- Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Eswatini was 83 in 2014, according to World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use vs. yield change in cereal production recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 105 in 1970.
- What is the lowest land use vs. yield change in cereal production recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 43 in 1983.
- How does Eswatini rank for land use vs. yield change in cereal production?
- Eswatini ranks 108th out of 147 countries with data for 2014.
- Is land use vs. yield change in cereal production rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use vs. yield change in cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indexed change in land used for cereal production versus cereal yields, from 1961 to 2014. Both indexes are measured relative to values in 1961 (i.e. 1961 = 100).