Yields of key staple crops in Eswatini
Eswatini: Yields of key staple crops was 1.85 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yields of key staple crops in Eswatini, 1970–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yields of key staple crops in Eswatini is 1.85 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of key staple crops in Eswatini peaked at 4.53 tonnes per hectare in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1.43 tonnes per hectare, in 1994.
That places Eswatini 92nd out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.95 tonnes per hectare | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 4.53 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.25 tonnes per hectare | 3.25 tonnes per hectare | 3.25 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 3.96 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yields of key staple crops in Eswatini?
- Yields of key staple crops in Eswatini was 1.85 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yields of key staple crops recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 4.53 tonnes per hectare in 1971.
- What is the lowest yields of key staple crops recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.43 tonnes per hectare in 1994.
- How does Eswatini rank for yields of key staple crops?
- Eswatini ranks 92nd out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of key staple crops 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of key staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.