Potato yields in Eswatini
Eswatini: Potato yields was 2.1 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Potato yields in Eswatini, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 2.1 tonnes per hectare for potato yields in 2024.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Eswatini peaked at 3.21 tonnes per hectare in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1.59 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
Eswatini ranks 153rd of 158 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.35 tonnes per hectare | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | 3.21 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.36 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 3.09 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | 2.02 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | 2.16 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 150 Botswana 3.85 tonnes per hectare compare
- 151 Nigeria 3.75 tonnes per hectare compare
- 152 North Korea 3.21 tonnes per hectare compare
- 154 Paraguay 2.09 tonnes per hectare compare
- 155 Burkina Faso 1.92 tonnes per hectare compare
- 156 Central African Republic 1.08 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Eswatini
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 330.70 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.4% (2025)
- Rural population 920,507 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 73.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.2% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.4% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.4% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 71,001 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potato yields in Eswatini?
- Potato yields in Eswatini was 2.1 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 3.21 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.59 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Eswatini rank for potato yields?
- Eswatini ranks 153rd out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.