Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Eswatini
Eswatini: Surface area (sq. km), per capita was 0.014 sq. km per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Eswatini, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for surface area (sq. km), per capita in Eswatini is 0.014 sq. km per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Eswatini peaked at 0.0491 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.014 sq. km per person, in 2024.
Eswatini ranks 87th of 216 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.
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0491 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.048 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0469 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0458 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0447 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0435 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0424 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0414 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0404 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0393 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0383 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0373 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0362 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0352 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0342 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0332 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0321 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0311 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0301 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0291 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0281 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0272 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0263 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0255 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0246 sq. km per person | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0236 sq. km per person | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0227 sq. km per person | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0217 sq. km per person | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0207 sq. km per person | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0199 sq. km per person | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0191 sq. km per person | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0184 sq. km per person | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0179 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0179 sq. km per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0179 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0175 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0172 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.017 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0168 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0167 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0165 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0164 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0163 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0162 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0161 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.016 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0159 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0158 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0157 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0156 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0155 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0154 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0154 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0153 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0152 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0151 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.015 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0149 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0147 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0146 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0144 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0142 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0141 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.014 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.014 sq. km per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0124 sq. km per person, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.014 sq. km per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0156 sq. km per person, 90% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0447 sq. km per person | 0.0404 sq. km per person | 0.0491 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0347 sq. km per person | 0.0301 sq. km per person | 0.0393 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.025 sq. km per person | 0.0207 sq. km per person | 0.0291 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.018 sq. km per person | 0.0168 sq. km per person | 0.0199 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0162 sq. km per person | 0.0157 sq. km per person | 0.0167 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0152 sq. km per person | 0.0147 sq. km per person | 0.0156 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0143 sq. km per person | 0.014 sq. km per person | 0.0146 sq. km per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More agriculture & rural data for Eswatini
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1552 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1175 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.947 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area (sq. km), per capita in Eswatini?
- Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Eswatini was 0.014 sq. km per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0491 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.014 sq. km per person in 2024.
- How does Eswatini rank for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Eswatini ranks 87th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Surface area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Surface area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Surface area FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.