Sorghum yields in Eswatini
Eswatini: Sorghum yields was 1 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
81st
of 115 countries
All-time high
2 tonnes per hectare
in 1987
All-time low
0.2268 tonnes per hectare
in 1967
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sorghum 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
The most recent figure for sorghum yields in Eswatini is 1 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum yields in Eswatini peaked at 2 tonnes per hectare in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.2268 tonnes per hectare, in 1967.
That places Eswatini 81st out of 115 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 yields in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5333 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 1963 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | +40.0% |
| 1964 | 0.375 tonnes per hectare | -46.4% |
| 1965 | 0.2827 tonnes per hectare | -24.6% |
| 1966 | 0.3138 tonnes per hectare | +11.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2268 tonnes per hectare | -27.7% |
| 1968 | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | +10.2% |
| 1969 | 0.2722 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 1970 | 0.3057 tonnes per hectare | +12.3% |
| 1971 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +341.7% |
| 1972 | 0.9734 tonnes per hectare | -27.9% |
| 1973 | 0.6986 tonnes per hectare | -28.2% |
| 1974 | 0.8587 tonnes per hectare | +22.9% |
| 1975 | 0.6717 tonnes per hectare | -21.8% |
| 1976 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +69.4% |
| 1977 | 0.5919 tonnes per hectare | -48.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5343 tonnes per hectare | -9.7% |
| 1979 | 0.721 tonnes per hectare | +34.9% |
| 1980 | 0.6914 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 1981 | 0.7315 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 0.3321 tonnes per hectare | -54.6% |
| 1983 | 0.4012 tonnes per hectare | +20.8% |
| 1984 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +183.6% |
| 1985 | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | +39.0% |
| 1986 | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | +18.9% |
| 1987 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 0.7617 tonnes per hectare | -61.9% |
| 1989 | 0.7832 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +43.4% |
| 1991 | 0.5063 tonnes per hectare | -54.9% |
| 1992 | 0.6227 tonnes per hectare | +23.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -19.7% |
| 1994 | 0.6154 tonnes per hectare | +23.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7179 tonnes per hectare | +16.7% |
| 1996 | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 0.647 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6423 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.6476 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.6529 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6488 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6447 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6455 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.651 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6566 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6621 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6676 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6732 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6787 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6843 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6898 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6954 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6901 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6899 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6871 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7388 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.826 tonnes per hectare | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8427 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +18.7% |
| 2021 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 1 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 tonnes per hectare, 92% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 1 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9424 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +341.7% | 0.3057 tonnes per hectare | 1.35 tonnes per hectare |
| 1984 | +183.6% | 0.4012 tonnes per hectare | 1.14 tonnes per hectare |
| 1976 | +69.4% | 0.6717 tonnes per hectare | 1.14 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3838 tonnes per hectare | 0.2268 tonnes per hectare | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7844 tonnes per hectare | 0.3057 tonnes per hectare | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 0.3321 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6755 tonnes per hectare | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.655 tonnes per hectare | 0.6447 tonnes per hectare | 0.6732 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7223 tonnes per hectare | 0.6787 tonnes per hectare | 0.8427 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0641 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum yields in Eswatini?
- Sorghum yields in Eswatini was 1 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 sorghum yields recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 2 tonnes per hectare in 1987.
- What is the lowest sorghum yields recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2268 tonnes per hectare in 1967.
- How does Eswatini rank for sorghum yields?
- Eswatini ranks 81st out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum yields 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sorghum 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.