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Agricultural land — Eswatini

Agricultural land in Eswatini in 2023 — 11,950 km². Ranked 136 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 18.6%.

2023 11,950 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 136of 209
Period maximum 15,130 km²1972
Period minimum 11,950 km²2020

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Eswatini, 1961–202311,00012,00013,00014,00015,00016,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 14,680 km²1963: 14,740 km²1965: 14,840 km²1967: 14,970 km²1969: 14,940 km²1971: 14,940 km²1973: 15,130 km²1975: 13,130 km²1977: 13,930 km²1979: 13,400 km²1981: 12,840 km²1983: 12,880 km²1985: 12,840 km²1987: 13,070 km²1989: 12,640 km²1991: 12,270 km²1993: 12,220 km²1995: 12,220 km²1997: 12,230 km²1999: 12,230 km²2001: 12,240 km²2003: 12,240 km²2005: 12,240 km²2007: 12,230 km²2009: 12,240 km²2011: 12,210 km²2013: 12,187 km²2015: 12,120 km²2017: 12,040 km²2019: 11,970 km²2021: 11,950 km²2023: 11,950 km²
Change over the period: −2,730 (−18.6%) Average annual rate: -0.33 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Eswatini 11,950 km²
World 47.92M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 10.68M km²
Southern Africa computed 1.65M km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 9.72M km²
Agricultural land — Eswatini, by year Eswatini All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 11,950 +0 +0%
2022 11,950 +0 +0%
2021 11,950 +0 +0%
2020 11,950 −20 −0.17%
2019 11,970 −40 −0.33%
2018 12,010 −30 −0.25%
2017 12,040 −40 −0.33%
2016 12,080 −40 −0.33%
2015 12,120 −40 −0.33%
2014 12,160 −27 −0.23%
2013 12,187 −13 −0.1%
2012 12,200 −10 −0.08%
2011 12,210 −0 −0%
2010 12,210 −30 −0.24%
2009 12,240 +10 +0.08%
2008 12,230 +0 +0%
2007 12,230 +0 +0%
2006 12,230 −10 −0.08%
2005 12,240 +0 +0%
2004 12,240 +0 +0%
2003 12,240 +0 +0%
2002 12,240 +0 +0%
2001 12,240 +10 +0.08%
2000 12,230 +0 +0%
1999 12,230 +0 +0%
1998 12,230 +0 +0%
1997 12,230 +10 +0.08%
1996 12,220 +0 +0%
1995 12,220 +0 +0%
1994 12,220 +0 +0%
1993 12,220 −10 −0.08%
1992 12,230 −40 −0.33%
1991 12,270 −110 −0.89%
1990 12,380 −260 −2.06%
1989 12,640 −210 −1.63%
1988 12,850 −220 −1.68%
1987 13,070 −220 −1.66%
1986 13,290 +450 +3.5%
1985 12,840 +150 +1.18%
1984 12,690 −190 −1.48%
1983 12,880 +20 +0.16%
1982 12,860 +20 +0.16%
1981 12,840 −70 −0.54%
1980 12,910 −490 −3.66%
1979 13,400 −530 −3.8%
1978 13,930 +0 +0%
1977 13,930 +220 +1.6%
1976 13,710 +580 +4.42%
1975 13,130 −1,690 −11.4%
1974 14,820 −310 −2.05%
1973 15,130 +0 +0%
1972 15,130 +190 +1.27%
1971 14,940 +0 +0%
1970 14,940 +0 +0%
1969 14,940 −40 −0.27%
1968 14,980 +10 +0.07%
1967 14,970 +40 +0.27%
1966 14,930 +90 +0.61%
1965 14,840 +70 +0.47%
1964 14,770 +30 +0.2%
1963 14,740 −40 −0.27%
1962 14,780 +100 +0.68%
1961 14,680 — —

Southern Africa, 2023

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

ZA South Africa 963,410 NA Namibia 388,120 BW Botswana 258,620 LS Lesotho 23,607 SZ Eswatini 11,950
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About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

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

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