Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Eswatini
Eswatini: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.8622 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Eswatini, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Eswatini stood at 0.8622 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Eswatini peaked at 0.8703 ha per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2716 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Eswatini ranks 42nd of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2716 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.283 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1963 | 0.272 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1964 | 0.2907 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1965 | 0.2936 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.2992 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.3016 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.3256 ha per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1969 | 0.3721 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1970 | 0.3721 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4535 ha per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 1972 | 0.4012 ha per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1973 | 0.4012 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4186 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 0.331 ha per square kilometre | -20.9% |
| 1976 | 0.4711 ha per square kilometre | +42.3% |
| 1977 | 0.4157 ha per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1978 | 0.6453 ha per square kilometre | +55.2% |
| 1979 | 0.6802 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 0.6337 ha per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1981 | 0.4572 ha per square kilometre | -27.9% |
| 1982 | 0.4599 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.4352 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5357 ha per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4877 ha per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.5116 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.5647 ha per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1989 | 0.6189 ha per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1990 | 0.6223 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.6078 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5912 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.5862 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.5945 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.601 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.6077 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.616 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6287 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6026 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.628 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6426 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6484 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.6615 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6616 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6802 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6395 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.674 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7091 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7417 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7558 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7685 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7791 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7791 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.786 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8129 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8027 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8237 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8331 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8703 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8598 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8533 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8594 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8622 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.301 ha per square kilometre | 0.2716 ha per square kilometre | 0.3721 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.459 ha per square kilometre | 0.331 ha per square kilometre | 0.6802 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5205 ha per square kilometre | 0.4352 ha per square kilometre | 0.6337 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6058 ha per square kilometre | 0.5862 ha per square kilometre | 0.6287 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6687 ha per square kilometre | 0.628 ha per square kilometre | 0.7417 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8011 ha per square kilometre | 0.7558 ha per square kilometre | 0.8703 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8587 ha per square kilometre | 0.8533 ha per square kilometre | 0.8622 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 39 India 0.8903 ha per square kilometre compare
- 40 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.8885 ha per square kilometre compare
- 41 Grenada 0.8765 ha per square kilometre compare
- 43 Belarus 0.803 ha per square kilometre compare
- 44 China 0.7787 ha per square kilometre compare
- 45 Germany 0.7575 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 roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Eswatini?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Eswatini was 0.8622 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8703 ha per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2716 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Eswatini rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Eswatini ranks 42nd out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Roots and Tubers, Total — 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.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — 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
Roots and Tubers, Total — 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.