Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Eswatini
Eswatini: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0563 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Eswatini, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Eswatini is 0.0563 ha per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Eswatini peaked at 0.2317 ha per person in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.0234 ha per person, in 2016.
Eswatini ranks 17th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2122 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2262 ha per person | +6.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1936 ha per person | -14.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1926 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.1854 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2182 ha per person | +17.7% |
| 1967 | 0.2274 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2317 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.23 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.2287 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1468 ha per person | -35.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1484 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.162 ha per person | +9.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1537 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1298 ha per person | -15.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1286 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0998 ha per person | -22.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0965 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1233 ha per person | +27.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1192 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0902 ha per person | -24.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0924 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.067 ha per person | -27.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1213 ha per person | +81.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1204 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0952 ha per person | -20.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1035 ha per person | +8.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1317 ha per person | +27.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1108 ha per person | -15.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0963 ha per person | -13.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0646 ha per person | -32.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0638 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0626 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0676 ha per person | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0697 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0677 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0712 ha per person | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0604 ha per person | -15.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0731 ha per person | +21.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0658 ha per person | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 0.055 ha per person | -16.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0641 ha per person | +16.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0634 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0508 ha per person | -20.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0523 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0433 ha per person | -17.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0435 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.055 ha per person | +26.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0528 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0633 ha per person | +19.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0502 ha per person | -20.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0545 ha per person | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0768 ha per person | +40.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0767 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0569 ha per person | -25.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0234 ha per person | -58.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0586 ha per person | +149.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0762 ha per person | +30.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0631 ha per person | -17.2% |
| 2020 | 0.057 ha per person | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 0.058 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0656 ha per person | +13.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0569 ha per person | -13.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0563 ha per person | -1.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.0563 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0135 ha per person, 4.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.0563 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.024 ha per person, 2.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +149.8% | 0.0234 ha per person | 0.0586 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.213 ha per person | 0.1854 ha per person | 0.2317 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1418 ha per person | 0.0965 ha per person | 0.2287 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1052 ha per person | 0.067 ha per person | 0.1317 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0697 ha per person | 0.0604 ha per person | 0.0963 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0546 ha per person | 0.0433 ha per person | 0.0658 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.06 ha per person | 0.0234 ha per person | 0.0768 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0588 ha per person | 0.0563 ha per person | 0.0656 ha per person | 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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Eswatini?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Eswatini was 0.0563 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2317 ha per person in 1968.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0234 ha per person in 2016.
- How does Eswatini rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
- Eswatini ranks 17th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.