Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Eswatini
Eswatini: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.021 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Eswatini, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Eswatini is 0.021 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Eswatini peaked at 0.1645 ha per square kilometre in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 ha per square kilometre, in 1998.
Eswatini ranks 82nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1127 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1398 ha per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1402 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1376 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1279 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1966 | 0.129 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1337 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1365 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1645 ha per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1399 ha per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1378 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0988 ha per square kilometre | -28.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0772 ha per square kilometre | -21.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0643 ha per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0938 ha per square kilometre | +45.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1084 ha per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1105 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1105 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1105 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1105 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0698 ha per square kilometre | -36.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0292 ha per square kilometre | -58.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0267 ha per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0172 ha per square kilometre | -35.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0233 ha per square kilometre | +35.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0233 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0233 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0233 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0233 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.021 ha per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0233 ha per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0173 ha per square kilometre | -25.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0116 ha per square kilometre | -32.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0097 ha per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0109 ha per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | -69.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | +40.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -81.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | +28.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0069 ha per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0078 ha per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0087 ha per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0103 ha per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0104 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0113 ha per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0123 ha per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0132 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0141 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0151 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0156 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.016 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0177 ha per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0174 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0116 ha per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0202 ha per square kilometre | +74.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0206 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0205 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.021 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.021 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2899 ha per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.021 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3327 ha per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +100.0% | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1357 ha per square kilometre | 0.1127 ha per square kilometre | 0.1645 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1052 ha per square kilometre | 0.0643 ha per square kilometre | 0.1399 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.037 ha per square kilometre | 0.0172 ha per square kilometre | 0.1105 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0104 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | 0.0233 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | 0.0104 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0144 ha per square kilometre | 0.0113 ha per square kilometre | 0.0177 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0206 ha per square kilometre | 0.0202 ha per square kilometre | 0.021 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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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 rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Eswatini?
- Rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Eswatini was 0.021 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1645 ha per square kilometre in 1969.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 ha per square kilometre in 1998.
- How does Eswatini rank for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Eswatini ranks 82nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — 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.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rice — 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
Rice — 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.