Wheat — Yield in Eswatini
Eswatini: Wheat — Yield was 1,854 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wheat — Yield in Eswatini, 1970–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 1,854 kg/ha for wheat — yield in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — yield in Eswatini peaked at 4,534 kg/ha in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1,429 kg/ha, in 1994.
Eswatini ranks 116th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Wheat — Yield in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2,790 kg/ha | — |
| 1971 | 4,534 kg/ha | +62.6% |
| 1972 | 3,083 kg/ha | -32.0% |
| 1973 | 2,938 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1974 | 2,938 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 1,468 kg/ha | -50.0% |
| 1976 | 2,042 kg/ha | +39.1% |
| 1977 | 3,250 kg/ha | +59.1% |
| 1978 | 3,250 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 3,250 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 3,250 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 3,250 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 3,250 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 3,250 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 3,250 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3,250 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3,250 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3,250 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3,250 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 3,250 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 3,964 kg/ha | +22.0% |
| 1991 | 2,000 kg/ha | -49.5% |
| 1992 | 1,678 kg/ha | -16.1% |
| 1993 | 1,605 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 1,429 kg/ha | -11.0% |
| 1995 | 1,500 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 1,500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,560 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 1,591 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 1,500 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 1,500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,541 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 1,539 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1,543 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,544 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1,545 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,552 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1,477 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 1,566 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 1,500 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 1,500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,685 kg/ha | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 2,000 kg/ha | +18.7% |
| 2013 | 2,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,940 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 1,751 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 1,832 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 1,855 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1,859 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,870 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1,873 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,876 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,859 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 1,858 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,854 kg/ha | -0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Yield 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 | +62.6% | 2,790 kg/ha | 4,534 kg/ha |
| 1977 | +59.1% | 2,042 kg/ha | 3,250 kg/ha |
| 1975 | -50.0% | 2,938 kg/ha | 1,468 kg/ha |
| 1991 | -49.5% | 3,964 kg/ha | 2,000 kg/ha |
| 1976 | +39.1% | 1,468 kg/ha | 2,042 kg/ha |
| 1972 | -32.0% | 4,534 kg/ha | 3,083 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,954 kg/ha | 1,468 kg/ha | 4,534 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,250 kg/ha | 3,250 kg/ha | 3,250 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,833 kg/ha | 1,429 kg/ha | 3,964 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,531 kg/ha | 1,477 kg/ha | 1,566 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,829 kg/ha | 1,500 kg/ha | 2,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,864 kg/ha | 1,854 kg/ha | 1,876 kg/ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Eswatini
- Rice — Yield 2,714 kg/ha (2024)
- Wheat — Production 721.77 t (2024)
- Wheat — Area harvested 389 ha (2024)
- Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 9,465 An (2024)
- Sheep fat, unrendered — Production 3.9 t (2024)
- Sheep — Stocks 18,522 An (2024)
- Rice — Production 1,000 t (2024)
- Swine / pigs — Stocks 55,271 An (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Production 42,309 t (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals 144,091 An (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — yield in Eswatini?
- Wheat — yield in Eswatini was 1,854 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat — yield recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 4,534 kg/ha in 1971.
- What is the lowest wheat — yield recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,429 kg/ha in 1994.
- How does Eswatini rank for wheat — yield?
- Eswatini ranks 116th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — yield rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wheat — Yield. 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.