Sorghum — Yield in Eswatini
Eswatini: Sorghum — Yield was 1,000 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sorghum — Yield in Eswatini, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, sorghum — yield in Eswatini stood at 1,000 kg/ha.
The figure is up 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — yield in Eswatini peaked at 2,000 kg/ha in 1987 and was at its lowest, 226.8 kg/ha, in 1967.
That places Eswatini 78th out of 111 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.
Sorghum — Yield in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 533.3 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 500 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1963 | 700 kg/ha | +40.0% |
| 1964 | 375 kg/ha | -46.4% |
| 1965 | 282.7 kg/ha | -24.6% |
| 1966 | 313.8 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 1967 | 226.8 kg/ha | -27.7% |
| 1968 | 250 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 1969 | 272.2 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1970 | 305.7 kg/ha | +12.3% |
| 1971 | 1,350 kg/ha | +341.7% |
| 1972 | 973.4 kg/ha | -27.9% |
| 1973 | 698.6 kg/ha | -28.2% |
| 1974 | 858.7 kg/ha | +22.9% |
| 1975 | 671.7 kg/ha | -21.8% |
| 1976 | 1,138 kg/ha | +69.4% |
| 1977 | 591.9 kg/ha | -48.0% |
| 1978 | 534.3 kg/ha | -9.7% |
| 1979 | 721 kg/ha | +34.9% |
| 1980 | 691.4 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1981 | 731.5 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 332.1 kg/ha | -54.6% |
| 1983 | 401.2 kg/ha | +20.8% |
| 1984 | 1,138 kg/ha | +183.6% |
| 1985 | 1,582 kg/ha | +39.0% |
| 1986 | 1,881 kg/ha | +18.9% |
| 1987 | 2,000 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 761.7 kg/ha | -61.9% |
| 1989 | 783.2 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 1,123 kg/ha | +43.4% |
| 1991 | 506.3 kg/ha | -54.9% |
| 1992 | 622.7 kg/ha | +23.0% |
| 1993 | 500 kg/ha | -19.7% |
| 1994 | 615.4 kg/ha | +23.1% |
| 1995 | 717.9 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 1996 | 714.3 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 666.7 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 647 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 642.3 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 647.6 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 652.9 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 648.8 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 644.7 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 645.5 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 651 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 656.6 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 662.1 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 667.6 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 673.2 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 678.7 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 684.3 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 689.8 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 695.4 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 690.1 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 689.9 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 687.1 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 738.8 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 826 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 842.7 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 1,000 kg/ha | +18.7% |
| 2021 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 1,000 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,088 kg/ha, 92% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 1,000 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 955.6 kg/ha, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +341.7% | 305.7 kg/ha | 1,350 kg/ha |
| 1984 | +183.6% | 401.2 kg/ha | 1,138 kg/ha |
| 1976 | +69.4% | 671.7 kg/ha | 1,138 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 383.76 kg/ha | 226.8 kg/ha | 700 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 784.36 kg/ha | 305.7 kg/ha | 1,350 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,030 kg/ha | 332.1 kg/ha | 2,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 675.55 kg/ha | 500 kg/ha | 1,123 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 655 kg/ha | 644.7 kg/ha | 673.2 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 722.28 kg/ha | 678.7 kg/ha | 842.7 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,000 kg/ha | 1,000 kg/ha | 1,000 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 75 Kazakhstan 1,084 kg/ha compare
- 76 Nigeria 1,066 kg/ha compare
- 77 Malawi 1,053 kg/ha compare
- 78 Burkina Faso 1,000 kg/ha compare
- 78 China, Taiwan Province of 1,000 kg/ha compare
- 78 Sierra Leone 1,000 kg/ha 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 sorghum — yield in Eswatini?
- Sorghum — yield in Eswatini was 1,000 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum — yield recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 2,000 kg/ha in 1987.
- What is the lowest sorghum — yield recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 226.8 kg/ha in 1967.
- How does Eswatini rank for sorghum — yield?
- Eswatini ranks 78th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — yield rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.9%. 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, published as part of Sorghum — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.