Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Eswatini
Eswatini: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0119 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Eswatini, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Eswatini is 0.0119 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Eswatini peaked at 0.0203 ha per person in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0101 ha per person, in 1999.
Eswatini ranks 38th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0132 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0135 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0127 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0132 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 1965 | 0.013 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0129 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0127 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0134 ha per person | +5.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0149 ha per person | +11.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0145 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0172 ha per person | +18.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0148 ha per person | -13.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0144 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0146 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0112 ha per person | -23.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0155 ha per person | +38.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0132 ha per person | -14.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0199 ha per person | +50.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0203 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0183 ha per person | -9.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0127 ha per person | -30.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0124 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0114 ha per person | -8.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0135 ha per person | +19.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0119 ha per person | -12.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0117 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0115 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0121 ha per person | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0127 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0123 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0115 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0108 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0104 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0105 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0107 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0106 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0105 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0106 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0101 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0104 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0105 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0105 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0107 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0106 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0108 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0101 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0106 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0111 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0115 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0117 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0118 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0119 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0119 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0119 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0122 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.012 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0122 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0123 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0127 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0124 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0122 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0121 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0121 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0119 ha per person | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0133 ha per person | 0.0127 ha per person | 0.0149 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0156 ha per person | 0.0112 ha per person | 0.0203 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0128 ha per person | 0.0114 ha per person | 0.0183 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0108 ha per person | 0.0101 ha per person | 0.0123 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0107 ha per person | 0.0101 ha per person | 0.0115 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0121 ha per person | 0.0117 ha per person | 0.0127 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0121 ha per person | 0.0119 ha per person | 0.0124 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 35 Peru 0.0148 ha per person compare
- 36 Fiji 0.0143 ha per person compare
- 37 Zambia 0.014 ha per person compare
- 39 Guinea-Bissau 0.0119 ha per person compare
- 40 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0117 ha per person compare
- 41 New Caledonia 0.0117 ha per person 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 roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Eswatini?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Eswatini was 0.0119 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0203 ha per person in 1979.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0101 ha per person in 1999.
- How does Eswatini rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita?
- Eswatini ranks 38th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Roots and Tubers, Total — 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.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Roots and Tubers, Total — 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.