Rice yields in Eswatini
Eswatini: Rice yields was 2.71 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rice yields in Eswatini, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, rice yields in Eswatini stood at 2.71 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice yields in Eswatini peaked at 9.15 tonnes per hectare in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.15 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
That places Eswatini 86th out of 123 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | 2.96 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.94 tonnes per hectare | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | 3.42 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.8 tonnes per hectare | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | 8.73 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.87 tonnes per hectare | 3.33 tonnes per hectare | 9.15 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.78 tonnes per hectare | 3.4 tonnes per hectare | 4.11 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.42 tonnes per hectare | 3.09 tonnes per hectare | 4 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8 tonnes per hectare | 2.71 tonnes per hectare | 2.87 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 rice yields in Eswatini?
- Rice yields in Eswatini was 2.71 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rice yields recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 9.15 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- What is the lowest rice yields recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.15 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Eswatini rank for rice yields?
- Eswatini ranks 86th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice yields rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Rice yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.