Rice yields in Eswatini
Eswatini: Rice yields was 2.71 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.71 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
87th
of 124 countries
All-time high
9.15 tonnes per hectare
in 1990
All-time low
2.15 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 87th out of 124 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.
Rice yields in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | +11.4% |
| 1963 | 2.78 tonnes per hectare | +15.9% |
| 1964 | 2.67 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 1965 | 2.7 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 2.96 tonnes per hectare | +9.6% |
| 1967 | 2.77 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
| 1968 | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | -13.4% |
| 1969 | 2.82 tonnes per hectare | +17.7% |
| 1970 | 3.05 tonnes per hectare | +8.2% |
| 1971 | 3 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 3.32 tonnes per hectare | +10.7% |
| 1973 | 3.42 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 3.27 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 2.74 tonnes per hectare | -16.2% |
| 1976 | 2.72 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 3.21 tonnes per hectare | +28.3% |
| 1983 | 3.47 tonnes per hectare | +8.2% |
| 1984 | 8.73 tonnes per hectare | +151.4% |
| 1985 | 7.5 tonnes per hectare | -14.0% |
| 1986 | 7.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 7.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 7.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 7.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 9.15 tonnes per hectare | +22.0% |
| 1991 | 7.5 tonnes per hectare | -18.0% |
| 1992 | 6.16 tonnes per hectare | -17.8% |
| 1993 | 5 tonnes per hectare | -18.8% |
| 1994 | 5.5 tonnes per hectare | +9.9% |
| 1995 | 5.31 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 4.65 tonnes per hectare | -12.5% |
| 1997 | 5.14 tonnes per hectare | +10.5% |
| 1998 | 7 tonnes per hectare | +36.3% |
| 1999 | 3.33 tonnes per hectare | -52.4% |
| 2000 | 3.4 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 3.76 tonnes per hectare | +10.7% |
| 2002 | 4.05 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 4.11 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 3.96 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 3.82 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 3.77 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 3.71 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 3.66 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 3.6 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 3.54 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 3.49 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 3.43 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 3.38 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 3.32 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 3.37 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 3.26 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 3.09 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 3.33 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 4 tonnes per hectare | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 2.87 tonnes per hectare | -28.2% |
| 2021 | 2.83 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 2.83 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 2.77 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 2.71 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 2.71 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.64 tonnes per hectare, 75% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 2.71 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.08 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +151.4% | 3.47 tonnes per hectare | 8.73 tonnes per hectare |
| 1999 | -52.4% | 7 tonnes per hectare | 3.33 tonnes per hectare |
| 1998 | +36.3% | 5.14 tonnes per hectare | 7 tonnes per hectare |
| 1982 | +28.3% | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | 3.21 tonnes per hectare |
| 2020 | -28.2% | 4 tonnes per hectare | 2.87 tonnes per hectare |
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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- 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 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 87th out of 124 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.