Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Eswatini
Eswatini: Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0033 ha per person in 2024. ▬ Flat
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Eswatini, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Eswatini stood at 0.0033 ha per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Eswatini peaked at 0.0066 ha per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 ha per person, in 1963.
Eswatini ranks 31st of 137 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0018 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0021 ha per person | +19.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0016 ha per person | -26.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0016 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0017 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0016 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0017 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0024 ha per person | +41.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0035 ha per person | +46.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0034 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0066 ha per person | +94.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0043 ha per person | -35.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0054 ha per person | +26.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0053 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.002 ha per person | -62.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0057 ha per person | +191.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0056 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0054 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0052 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.005 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0049 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0047 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0046 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0044 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0042 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0041 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0039 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0038 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0036 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0034 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0034 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0033 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0032 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0032 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0032 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0032 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0031 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0033 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0027 ha per person | -16.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0029 ha per person | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 0.003 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0029 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.003 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.003 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0031 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0028 ha per person | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 0.003 ha per person | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0031 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0032 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0032 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0033 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0034 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0034 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0034 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0034 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0034 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0034 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0034 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0034 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0034 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0034 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0034 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0034 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0033 ha per person | -1.7% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.0033 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0014 ha per person, 2.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.0033 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.001 ha per person, 3.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +191.0% | 0.002 ha per person | 0.0057 ha per person |
| 1971 | +94.7% | 0.0034 ha per person | 0.0066 ha per person |
| 1975 | -62.7% | 0.0053 ha per person | 0.002 ha per person |
| 1969 | +46.3% | 0.0024 ha per person | 0.0035 ha per person |
| 1968 | +41.8% | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.0024 ha per person |
| 1972 | -35.1% | 0.0066 ha per person | 0.0043 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.002 ha per person | 0.0016 ha per person | 0.0035 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0049 ha per person | 0.002 ha per person | 0.0066 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0043 ha per person | 0.0036 ha per person | 0.005 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0032 ha per person | 0.0027 ha per person | 0.0034 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.003 ha per person | 0.0028 ha per person | 0.0032 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0034 ha per person | 0.0032 ha per person | 0.0034 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0034 ha per person | 0.0033 ha per person | 0.0034 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 potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Eswatini?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Eswatini was 0.0033 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0066 ha per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 ha per person in 1963.
- How does Eswatini rank for potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Eswatini ranks 31st out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — 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.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — 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
Potatoes — 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.