Corn yields in Eswatini
Eswatini: Corn yields was 1.07 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.07 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 12.0%
World rank
149th
of 171 countries
All-time high
2.21 tonnes per hectare
in 1995
All-time low
0.4001 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Corn yields in Eswatini, 1961–2024
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 1.07 tonnes per hectare for corn yields in 2024.
That represents a change of down 12.0% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Eswatini peaked at 2.21 tonnes per hectare in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.4001 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Eswatini ranks 149th of 171 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Corn yields in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4001 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.4265 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 1963 | 0.4434 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 0.418 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 1965 | 0.441 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 1966 | 0.4025 tonnes per hectare | -8.7% |
| 1967 | 0.6731 tonnes per hectare | +67.2% |
| 1968 | 0.5324 tonnes per hectare | -20.9% |
| 1969 | 0.5876 tonnes per hectare | +10.4% |
| 1970 | 0.6203 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1971 | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | +153.7% |
| 1972 | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | +10.6% |
| 1973 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | -35.0% |
| 1974 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | +36.7% |
| 1975 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 1976 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | -11.9% |
| 1978 | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | +40.1% |
| 1979 | 0.9177 tonnes per hectare | -48.6% |
| 1980 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +48.2% |
| 1981 | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | +23.8% |
| 1982 | 0.8868 tonnes per hectare | -47.3% |
| 1983 | 0.6768 tonnes per hectare | -23.7% |
| 1984 | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | +164.5% |
| 1985 | 2.02 tonnes per hectare | +13.0% |
| 1986 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | -29.2% |
| 1987 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | -13.5% |
| 1988 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -20.8% |
| 1990 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | +21.7% |
| 1991 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -18.5% |
| 1992 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | +52.7% |
| 1993 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | -10.7% |
| 1994 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | -7.6% |
| 1995 | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | +73.3% |
| 1996 | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | -19.5% |
| 1997 | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | -14.2% |
| 2000 | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | -13.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9962 tonnes per hectare | -30.2% |
| 2003 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +22.1% |
| 2005 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 0.552 tonnes per hectare | -61.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9943 tonnes per hectare | +80.1% |
| 2009 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | +29.4% |
| 2010 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | -23.3% |
| 2024 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | -12.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 1.07 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.04 tonnes per hectare, 52% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 1.07 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.27 tonnes per hectare, 84% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Corn yields 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 | +164.5% | 0.6768 tonnes per hectare | 1.79 tonnes per hectare |
| 1971 | +153.7% | 0.6203 tonnes per hectare | 1.57 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4805 tonnes per hectare | 0.4001 tonnes per hectare | 0.6731 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 0.6203 tonnes per hectare | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 0.6768 tonnes per hectare | 2.02 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 0.552 tonnes per hectare | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 146 Niger 1.22 tonnes per hectare compare
- 147 Benin 1.19 tonnes per hectare compare
- 148 Angola 1.19 tonnes per hectare compare
- 150 Congo 1 tonnes per hectare compare
- 150 Eritrea 1 tonnes per hectare compare
- 150 French Guiana 1 tonnes per hectare compare
- 150 Guinea-Bissau 1 tonnes per hectare 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)
- 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 corn yields in Eswatini?
- Corn yields in Eswatini was 1.07 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn yields recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 2.21 tonnes per hectare in 1995.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4001 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Eswatini rank for corn yields?
- Eswatini ranks 149th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.