Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Eswatini
Eswatini: Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 3.49 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Eswatini, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 3.49 ha per square kilometre for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Eswatini peaked at 3.49 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.317 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Eswatini 4th out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.317 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3435 ha per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1963 | 0.7323 ha per square kilometre | +113.2% |
| 1964 | 0.6395 ha per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 1965 | 0.8235 ha per square kilometre | +28.8% |
| 1966 | 0.6352 ha per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 1967 | 0.6776 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 0.7529 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1969 | 0.804 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1970 | 0.8371 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 0.806 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 0.7883 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.871 ha per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1974 | 0.9464 ha per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1975 | 0.9639 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1977 | 1.14 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1978 | 1.2 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 1.5 ha per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 1981 | 1.79 ha per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 1982 | 2.03 ha per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1983 | 2 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 1.95 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 2.03 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 2.05 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 2.07 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 2.09 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 2.11 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 2.12 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 2.33 ha per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1992 | 2.33 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.33 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.33 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.2 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 2.27 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 2.25 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 2.24 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 2.33 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 2.12 ha per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 2.38 ha per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 2.7 ha per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2003 | 2.81 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 2.9 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 2.96 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 3.03 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 3.04 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 3.02 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 3.02 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.08 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 3.17 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 3.22 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 3.27 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 3.26 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 3.31 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 3.33 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 3.37 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 3.41 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 3.43 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 3.4 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 3.31 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 3.34 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 3.49 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6362 ha per square kilometre | 0.317 ha per square kilometre | 0.8235 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9889 ha per square kilometre | 0.7883 ha per square kilometre | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.96 ha per square kilometre | 1.5 ha per square kilometre | 2.11 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.27 ha per square kilometre | 2.12 ha per square kilometre | 2.33 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.8 ha per square kilometre | 2.12 ha per square kilometre | 3.04 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.29 ha per square kilometre | 3.08 ha per square kilometre | 3.43 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.38 ha per square kilometre | 3.31 ha per square kilometre | 3.49 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 1 Mauritius 17.96 ha per square kilometre compare
- 2 Barbados 5.37 ha per square kilometre compare
- 3 El Salvador 3.66 ha per square kilometre compare
- 5 Thailand 3.21 ha per square kilometre compare
- 6 Trinidad and Tobago 2.92 ha per square kilometre compare
- 7 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.56 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 sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Eswatini?
- Sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Eswatini was 3.49 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 3.49 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.317 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Eswatini rank for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Eswatini ranks 4th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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 Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sugar Crops Primary — 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.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sugar Crops Primary — 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
Sugar Crops Primary — 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.