What is the highest surface area recorded in Eswatini?

The highest recorded value was 17,360 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest surface area recorded in Eswatini?

The lowest recorded value was 17,360 sq. km in 1961.

How does Eswatini rank for surface area?

Eswatini ranks 155th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.

Is surface area rising or falling in Eswatini?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Surface area in Eswatini

Name: Surface area in Eswatini
Creator: 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)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Eswatini: Surface area was 17,360 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

17,360 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

155th

of 215 countries

All-time high

17,360 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

17,360 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Surface area in Eswatini, 1961–2023

Source: 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). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

In 2023, surface area in Eswatini stood at 17,360 sq. km. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, surface area in Eswatini peaked at 17,360 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 17,360 sq. km, in 1961.

That places Eswatini 155th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	17,360 sq. km	17,360 sq. km	17,360 sq. km	9
1970s	17,360 sq. km	17,360 sq. km	17,360 sq. km	10
1980s	17,360 sq. km	17,360 sq. km	17,360 sq. km	10
1990s	17,360 sq. km	17,360 sq. km	17,360 sq. km	10
2000s	17,360 sq. km	17,360 sq. km	17,360 sq. km	10
2010s	17,360 sq. km	17,360 sq. km	17,360 sq. km	10
2020s	17,360 sq. km	17,360 sq. km	17,360 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Eswatini

152 New Caledonia 18,580 sq. km compare
153 Fiji 18,270 sq. km compare
154 Kuwait 17,820 sq. km compare
156 East Timor 14,870 sq. km compare
157 Montenegro 13,888 sq. km compare
158 Bahamas 13,880 sq. km compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Eswatini

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 330.70 million current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.4% (2025)
Rural population 920,507 (2025)
Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
Rural population 73.3% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2023)
Agricultural raw materials exports 6.2% (2023)
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.4% (2025)
Share of GDP from agriculture 6.4% (2025)
Land under cereal production 71,001 hectares (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is surface area in Eswatini?: Surface area in Eswatini was 17,360 sq. km in 2023, according to 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).
What is the highest surface area recorded in Eswatini?: The highest recorded value was 17,360 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest surface area recorded in Eswatini?: The lowest recorded value was 17,360 sq. km in 1961.
How does Eswatini rank for surface area?: Eswatini ranks 155th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is surface area rising or falling in Eswatini?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Eswatini data come from?: The figures come from 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), published as part of Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: 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)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.