Vegetables Primary — Area harvested in Eswatini
Eswatini: Vegetables Primary — Area harvested was 1,641 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested in Eswatini, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 1,641 ha for vegetables primary — area harvested in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables primary — area harvested in Eswatini peaked at 1,680 ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 695 ha, in 1962.
Eswatini ranks 212th of 251 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 709 ha | — |
| 1962 | 695 ha | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 720 ha | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 740 ha | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 762 ha | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 783 ha | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 805 ha | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 825 ha | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 900 ha | +9.1% |
| 1970 | 920 ha | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 945 ha | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 965 ha | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 990 ha | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 1,010 ha | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 1,035 ha | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 1,055 ha | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 1,080 ha | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 1,130 ha | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 1,165 ha | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 1,185 ha | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 1,200 ha | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 1,235 ha | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 1,250 ha | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 1,250 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1,300 ha | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 1,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1,188 ha | -8.6% |
| 1991 | 1,493 ha | +25.7% |
| 1992 | 1,332 ha | -10.8% |
| 1993 | 1,471 ha | +10.4% |
| 1994 | 1,435 ha | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 1,403 ha | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 1,378 ha | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 1,180 ha | -14.4% |
| 1998 | 1,335 ha | +13.1% |
| 1999 | 1,323 ha | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 1,311 ha | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 1,353 ha | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 1,364 ha | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 1,377 ha | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1,398 ha | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 1,421 ha | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 1,411 ha | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1,444 ha | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 1,486 ha | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 1,524 ha | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 1,680 ha | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 1,592 ha | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 1,625 ha | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1,573 ha | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 1,605 ha | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1,644 ha | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 1,625 ha | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 1,619 ha | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1,613 ha | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1,609 ha | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,611 ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,633 ha | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 1,632 ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,637 ha | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1,641 ha | +0.2% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 1,641 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 64,857 ha, 3% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 1,641 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 61,543 ha, 3% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vegetables Primary — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +25.7% | 1,188 ha | 1,493 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 771 ha | 695 ha | 900 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,030 ha | 920 ha | 1,165 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,262 ha | 1,185 ha | 1,300 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,354 ha | 1,180 ha | 1,493 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,409 ha | 1,311 ha | 1,524 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,618 ha | 1,573 ha | 1,680 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,631 ha | 1,611 ha | 1,641 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 210 Cyprus 1,690 ha compare
- 211 Martinique 1,681 ha compare
- 212 Eswatini 1,641 ha compare
- 214 Montenegro 1,588 ha compare
- 215 China, Hong Kong SAR 1,577 ha compare
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 vegetables primary — area harvested in Eswatini?
- Vegetables primary — area harvested in Eswatini was 1,641 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest vegetables primary — area harvested recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 1,680 ha in 2010.
- What is the lowest vegetables primary — area harvested recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 695 ha in 1962.
- How does Eswatini rank for vegetables primary — area harvested?
- Eswatini ranks 212th out of 251 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vegetables primary — area harvested rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 Vegetables Primary — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.