Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Eswatini
Eswatini: Wheat — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0003 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Eswatini, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, wheat — area harvested, per capita in Eswatini stood at 0.0003 ha per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per capita in Eswatini peaked at 0.001 ha per person in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 1961.
Eswatini ranks 91st of 110 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1969 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1970 | 0.0001 ha per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0004 ha per person | +345.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0008 ha per person | +108.0% |
| 1973 | 0.001 ha per person | +27.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0008 ha per person | -23.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0006 ha per person | -24.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 ha per person | -69.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0007 ha per person | +307.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0007 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0007 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0007 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0006 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0006 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0006 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0006 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0006 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0005 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0005 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0005 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0005 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 ha per person | -13.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 ha per person | -46.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 ha per person | -13.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 ha per person | +31.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 ha per person | +44.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 ha per person | -14.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 ha per person | -34.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 ha per person | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 ha per person | -10.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 ha per person | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 ha per person | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 ha per person | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0003 ha per person | -0.7% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.0003 ha per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0025 ha per person, 13% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.0003 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0006 ha per person, 56% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Area harvested, per capita 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 | +345.8% | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person |
| 1977 | +307.8% | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person |
| 1972 | +108.0% | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person |
| 1976 | -69.4% | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person |
| 1991 | -46.9% | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person |
| 1994 | +44.0% | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
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 wheat — area harvested, per capita in Eswatini?
- Wheat — area harvested, per capita in Eswatini was 0.0003 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.001 ha per person in 1973.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 1961.
- How does Eswatini rank for wheat — area harvested, per capita?
- Eswatini ranks 91st out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.