Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Eswatini
Eswatini: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.2407 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Eswatini, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Eswatini stood at 0.2407 ha per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Eswatini peaked at 0.2407 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0336 ha per square kilometre, in 1963.
Eswatini ranks 42nd of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0367 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0447 ha per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0336 ha per square kilometre | -24.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0349 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0378 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0376 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.04 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0581 ha per square kilometre | +45.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0872 ha per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0872 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1744 ha per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1163 ha per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1512 ha per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1512 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0581 ha per square kilometre | -61.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1744 ha per square kilometre | +200.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1744 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1744 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1744 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1744 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1744 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1744 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1744 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1744 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1744 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1744 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1744 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1744 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1744 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1731 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1776 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1784 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1792 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1801 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1811 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1817 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1828 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1927 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1628 ha per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1744 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1804 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1802 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.189 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1866 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1948 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1744 ha per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1894 ha per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1951 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2034 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2093 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2151 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2209 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2209 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.222 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2238 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2296 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2323 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2328 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2334 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.234 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.237 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.239 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2407 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.2407 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1279 ha per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.2407 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0577 ha per square kilometre, 4.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +200.0% | 0.0581 ha per square kilometre | 0.1744 ha per square kilometre |
| 1971 | +100.0% | 0.0872 ha per square kilometre | 0.1744 ha per square kilometre |
| 1975 | -61.5% | 0.1512 ha per square kilometre | 0.0581 ha per square kilometre |
| 1969 | +50.0% | 0.0581 ha per square kilometre | 0.0872 ha per square kilometre |
| 1968 | +45.3% | 0.04 ha per square kilometre | 0.0581 ha per square kilometre |
| 1972 | -33.3% | 0.1744 ha per square kilometre | 0.1163 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0456 ha per square kilometre | 0.0336 ha per square kilometre | 0.0872 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1436 ha per square kilometre | 0.0581 ha per square kilometre | 0.1744 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1744 ha per square kilometre | 0.1744 ha per square kilometre | 0.1744 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1789 ha per square kilometre | 0.1628 ha per square kilometre | 0.1927 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1868 ha per square kilometre | 0.1744 ha per square kilometre | 0.2034 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.224 ha per square kilometre | 0.2093 ha per square kilometre | 0.2334 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2377 ha per square kilometre | 0.234 ha per square kilometre | 0.2407 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 39 Austria 0.2499 ha per square kilometre compare
- 40 Peru 0.2461 ha per square kilometre compare
- 41 Lesotho 0.2453 ha per square kilometre compare
- 43 Lithuania 0.2353 ha per square kilometre compare
- 44 Georgia 0.2302 ha per square kilometre compare
- 45 Luxembourg 0.2175 ha 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 potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Eswatini?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Eswatini was 0.2407 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2407 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0336 ha per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Eswatini rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Eswatini ranks 42nd out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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 Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested 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.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Potatoes — Area harvested 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.