Agricultural land share — all countries

Agricultural land share — Eswatini

Agricultural land share in Eswatini in 2023 — 69.48%. Ranked 24 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 15.87 pp.

2023 69.48% +0 pp vs 2022
World rank 24of 209
Period maximum 87.97%1972
Period minimum 69.48%2020

Trend over time

1961–2023 · % of land area

Agricultural land share — Eswatini, 1961–202365707580859019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 85.35%1963: 85.7%1965: 86.28%1967: 87.03%1969: 86.86%1971: 86.86%1973: 87.97%1975: 76.34%1977: 80.99%1979: 77.91%1981: 74.65%1983: 74.88%1985: 74.65%1987: 75.99%1989: 73.49%1991: 71.34%1993: 71.05%1995: 71.05%1997: 71.1%1999: 71.1%2001: 71.16%2003: 71.16%2005: 71.16%2007: 71.1%2009: 71.16%2011: 70.99%2013: 70.86%2015: 70.47%2017: 70%2019: 69.59%2021: 69.48%2023: 69.48%
Change over the period: −15.87 pp Annual average: -0.26 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eswatini

Eswatini 69.48%
World 36.93%
Southern Africa computed 62.09%
Agricultural land share — Eswatini, by year Eswatini All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 69.48 +0 pp
2022 69.48 +0 pp
2021 69.48 +0 pp
2020 69.48 −0.12 pp
2019 69.59 −0.23 pp
2018 69.83 −0.17 pp
2017 70 −0.23 pp
2016 70.23 −0.23 pp
2015 70.47 −0.23 pp
2014 70.7 −0.16 pp
2013 70.86 −0.07 pp
2012 70.93 −0.06 pp
2011 70.99 −0 pp
2010 70.99 −0.17 pp
2009 71.16 +0.06 pp
2008 71.1 +0 pp
2007 71.1 +0 pp
2006 71.1 −0.06 pp
2005 71.16 +0 pp
2004 71.16 +0 pp
2003 71.16 +0 pp
2002 71.16 +0 pp
2001 71.16 +0.06 pp
2000 71.1 +0 pp
1999 71.1 +0 pp
1998 71.1 +0 pp
1997 71.1 +0.06 pp
1996 71.05 +0 pp
1995 71.05 +0 pp
1994 71.05 +0 pp
1993 71.05 −0.06 pp
1992 71.1 −0.23 pp
1991 71.34 −0.64 pp
1990 71.98 −1.51 pp
1989 73.49 −1.22 pp
1988 74.71 −1.28 pp
1987 75.99 −1.28 pp
1986 77.27 +2.62 pp
1985 74.65 +0.87 pp
1984 73.78 −1.1 pp
1983 74.88 +0.12 pp
1982 74.77 +0.12 pp
1981 74.65 −0.41 pp
1980 75.06 −2.85 pp
1979 77.91 −3.08 pp
1978 80.99 +0 pp
1977 80.99 +1.28 pp
1976 79.71 +3.37 pp
1975 76.34 −9.83 pp
1974 86.16 −1.8 pp
1973 87.97 +0 pp
1972 87.97 +1.1 pp
1971 86.86 +0 pp
1970 86.86 +0 pp
1969 86.86 −0.23 pp
1968 87.09 +0.06 pp
1967 87.03 +0.23 pp
1966 86.8 +0.52 pp
1965 86.28 +0.41 pp
1964 85.87 +0.17 pp
1963 85.7 −0.23 pp
1962 85.93 +0.58 pp
1961 85.35

Southern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of agricultural land in total land area: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. High values often come not from crop-growing countries but from pastoral ones — vast semi-desert rangelands formally count as agricultural land.

Important: The aggregate for country groups is weighted by land area.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.