Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Eswatini
Eswatini: Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 98.3 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Eswatini, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Eswatini stood at 98.3.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Eswatini peaked at 128.15 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 76.94, in 1991.
Eswatini ranks 80th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 108.73 | — |
| 1962 | 105.2 | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 105.48 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 106.01 | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 103.45 | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 106.02 | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 104.14 | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 106.73 | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 110.33 | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 110.35 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 118.8 | +7.7% |
| 1972 | 110.77 | -6.8% |
| 1973 | 103.74 | -6.3% |
| 1974 | 108.85 | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 99.28 | -8.8% |
| 1976 | 128.15 | +29.1% |
| 1977 | 98.25 | -23.3% |
| 1978 | 110.44 | +12.4% |
| 1979 | 111.27 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 105.27 | -5.4% |
| 1981 | 88.47 | -16.0% |
| 1982 | 86.05 | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 83.39 | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 90.62 | +8.7% |
| 1985 | 93.43 | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 92.03 | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 90.47 | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 87.51 | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 88.87 | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 79.21 | -10.9% |
| 1991 | 76.94 | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 77.73 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 77.27 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 78.93 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 79.72 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 79.1 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 79.61 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 80.05 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 78.68 | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 80.27 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 80.64 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 80.78 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 81.19 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 80.92 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 81.83 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 78.45 | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 82.09 | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 86.7 | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 90.19 | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 91.35 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 93.52 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 96.72 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 98.01 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 98.83 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 99.86 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 101.3 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 102.44 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 103.3 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 105.25 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 101.78 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 101.31 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 100.33 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 99.13 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 98.3 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 106.23 | 103.45 | 110.33 | 9 |
| 1970s | 109.99 | 98.25 | 128.15 | 10 |
| 1980s | 90.61 | 83.39 | 105.27 | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.72 | 76.94 | 80.05 | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.31 | 78.45 | 90.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.06 | 91.35 | 105.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.17 | 98.3 | 101.78 | 5 |
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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 roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Eswatini?
- Roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Eswatini was 98.3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 128.15 in 1976.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.94 in 1991.
- How does Eswatini rank for roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number?
- Eswatini ranks 80th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.