Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Eswatini
Eswatini: Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0226 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Eswatini, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Eswatini is 0.0226 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Eswatini peaked at 0.0283 ha per square kilometre in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Eswatini ranks 86th 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 square kilometre in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1963 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1964 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1965 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1967 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1968 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1969 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1970 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0101 ha per square kilometre | +357.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0216 ha per square kilometre | +113.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0283 ha per square kilometre | +30.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0224 ha per square kilometre | -20.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0175 ha per square kilometre | -22.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | -68.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0233 ha per square kilometre | +321.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0233 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0233 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0233 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0233 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0233 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0233 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0233 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0233 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0233 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0233 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0233 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0233 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.021 ha per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0116 ha per square kilometre | -44.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0104 ha per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0141 ha per square kilometre | +35.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0203 ha per square kilometre | +44.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0174 ha per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0116 ha per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0126 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0128 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0116 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0116 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0119 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.012 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0125 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0126 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.012 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0126 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0128 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0144 ha per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0163 ha per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0174 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0192 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0203 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0209 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0213 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0228 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0217 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0216 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0219 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0222 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0223 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0224 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0225 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0226 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.0226 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3504 ha per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.0226 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0226 ha per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 | +357.9% | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | 0.0101 ha per square kilometre |
| 1977 | +321.1% | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | 0.0233 ha per square kilometre |
| 1972 | +113.8% | 0.0101 ha per square kilometre | 0.0216 ha per square kilometre |
| 1976 | -68.4% | 0.0175 ha per square kilometre | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre |
| 1991 | -44.8% | 0.021 ha per square kilometre | 0.0116 ha per square kilometre |
| 1994 | +44.0% | 0.0141 ha per square kilometre | 0.0203 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0178 ha per square kilometre | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | 0.0283 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0233 ha per square kilometre | 0.0233 ha per square kilometre | 0.0233 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0144 ha per square kilometre | 0.0104 ha per square kilometre | 0.021 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0129 ha per square kilometre | 0.0116 ha per square kilometre | 0.0163 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0209 ha per square kilometre | 0.0174 ha per square kilometre | 0.0228 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0225 ha per square kilometre | 0.0223 ha per square kilometre | 0.0226 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 83 Montenegro 0.0563 ha per square kilometre compare
- 84 Zambia 0.0492 ha per square kilometre compare
- 85 Nigeria 0.0338 ha per square kilometre compare
- 87 Honduras 0.0214 ha per square kilometre compare
- 88 Mozambique 0.0203 ha per square kilometre compare
- 89 Bhutan 0.0192 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 wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Eswatini?
- Wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Eswatini was 0.0226 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0283 ha per square kilometre in 1973.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Eswatini rank for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Eswatini ranks 86th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — 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.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wheat — 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
Wheat — 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.