Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Eswatini
Eswatini: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre was 0.4219 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.4219 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
88th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.5814 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1983
All-time low
0.0884 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1996
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Eswatini, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 0.4219 tonnes per square kilometre for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Eswatini peaked at 0.5814 tonnes per square kilometre in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.0884 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1996.
That places Eswatini 88th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0988 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1047 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 0.113 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1276 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1744 tonnes per square kilometre | +36.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1744 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2035 tonnes per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1968 | 0.2051 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.2263 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1970 | 0.166 tonnes per square kilometre | -26.6% |
| 1971 | 0.187 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1272 tonnes per square kilometre | -32.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3093 tonnes per square kilometre | +143.1% |
| 1974 | 0.3081 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.3198 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2555 tonnes per square kilometre | -20.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2669 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 0.359 tonnes per square kilometre | +34.5% |
| 1979 | 0.418 tonnes per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1980 | 0.4966 tonnes per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1981 | 0.3709 tonnes per square kilometre | -25.3% |
| 1982 | 0.3843 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 0.5814 tonnes per square kilometre | +51.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2616 tonnes per square kilometre | -55.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3064 tonnes per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1986 | 0.3488 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1987 | 0.4116 tonnes per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4215 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.4215 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4402 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.3488 tonnes per square kilometre | -20.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3895 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3663 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 0.093 tonnes per square kilometre | -74.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0931 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0884 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 0.093 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1163 tonnes per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0988 tonnes per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1163 tonnes per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1163 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3533 tonnes per square kilometre | +203.9% |
| 2003 | 0.277 tonnes per square kilometre | -21.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2876 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2351 tonnes per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3018 tonnes per square kilometre | +28.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3091 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2904 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2983 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.296 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3159 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3325 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3213 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3092 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2848 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2662 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3647 tonnes per square kilometre | +37.0% |
| 2018 | 0.409 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4184 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4468 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4689 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4219 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4219 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.4219 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2311 tonnes per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.4219 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0709 tonnes per square kilometre, 6.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +203.9% | 0.1163 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3533 tonnes per square kilometre |
| 1973 | +143.1% | 0.1272 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3093 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1586 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0988 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2263 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2717 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1272 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.418 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4005 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2616 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5814 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2128 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0884 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4402 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2585 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1163 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3533 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3318 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2662 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4184 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4399 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4219 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4689 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 85 Finland 0.4628 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 86 Argentina 0.4602 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 87 Sweden 0.4518 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 89 Tunisia 0.4151 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 90 Grenada 0.4029 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 91 Jordan 0.3997 tonnes per square kilometre 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 nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Eswatini?
- Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Eswatini was 0.4219 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5814 tonnes per square kilometre in 1983.
- What is the lowest nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0884 tonnes per square kilometre in 1996.
- How does Eswatini rank for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
- Eswatini ranks 88th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Nitrogen fertilizer use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nitrogen fertilizer use ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nitrogen fertilizer use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Nitrogen fertilizer use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.