Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Eswatini

Arable land per capita in Eswatini in 2023 — 0.1438 ha/person. Ranked 86 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 59%.

2023 0.1438 ha/person −0.94% vs 2022
World rank 86of 206
Period maximum 0.3741 ha/person1967
Period minimum 0.1438 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Eswatini, 1961–20230.10.20.30.419611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.351 ha/person1963: 0.3489 ha/person1965: 0.3605 ha/person1967: 0.3741 ha/person1969: 0.3466 ha/person1971: 0.3288 ha/person1973: 0.3507 ha/person1975: 0.329 ha/person1977: 0.2757 ha/person1979: 0.3188 ha/person1981: 0.2172 ha/person1983: 0.2018 ha/person1985: 0.2181 ha/person1987: 0.2147 ha/person1989: 0.2292 ha/person1991: 0.2015 ha/person1993: 0.1833 ha/person1995: 0.1834 ha/person1997: 0.1768 ha/person1999: 0.1727 ha/person2001: 0.1694 ha/person2003: 0.1669 ha/person2005: 0.165 ha/person2007: 0.1623 ha/person2009: 0.1602 ha/person2011: 0.1583 ha/person2013: 0.1566 ha/person2015: 0.1549 ha/person2017: 0.1528 ha/person2019: 0.15 ha/person2021: 0.1467 ha/person2023: 0.1438 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.2072 (−59.02%) Average annual rate: -1.43 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Eswatini 0.1438 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Sub-Saharan Africa 0.1904 ha/person
Southern Africa computed 0.1883 ha/person
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.1258 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Eswatini, by year Eswatini All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.1438 −0.0014 −0.94%
2022 0.1452 −0.0015 −1.01%
2021 0.1467 −0.0017 −1.15%
2020 0.1484 −0.0016 −1.08%
2019 0.15 −0.0014 −0.93%
2018 0.1514 −0.0014 −0.92%
2017 0.1528 −0.0012 −0.75%
2016 0.154 −0.0009 −0.58%
2015 0.1549 −0.0009 −0.57%
2014 0.1558 −0.0009 −0.56%
2013 0.1566 −0.0009 −0.54%
2012 0.1575 −0.0008 −0.54%
2011 0.1583 −0.0009 −0.55%
2010 0.1592 −0.0009 −0.58%
2009 0.1602 −0.001 −0.64%
2008 0.1612 −0.0011 −0.67%
2007 0.1623 −0.0009 −0.57%
2006 0.1632 −0.0017 −1.06%
2005 0.165 −0.0009 −0.54%
2004 0.1659 −0.001 −0.6%
2003 0.1669 −0.0011 −0.68%
2002 0.168 −0.0013 −0.79%
2001 0.1694 −0.0016 −0.92%
2000 0.1709 −0.0018 −1.02%
1999 0.1727 −0.0019 −1.08%
1998 0.1746 −0.0023 −1.28%
1997 0.1768 −0.003 −1.67%
1996 0.1798 −0.0036 −1.96%
1995 0.1834 +0.0001 +0.08%
1994 0.1833 +0 +0.01%
1993 0.1833 −0.0065 −3.42%
1992 0.1897 −0.0118 −5.84%
1991 0.2015 −0.0048 −2.34%
1990 0.2063 −0.0229 −9.97%
1989 0.2292 +0.0079 +3.55%
1988 0.2213 +0.0066 +3.07%
1987 0.2147 +0.0051 +2.44%
1986 0.2096 −0.0085 −3.88%
1985 0.2181 −0.0302 −12.15%
1984 0.2482 +0.0464 +22.99%
1983 0.2018 −0.0067 −3.23%
1982 0.2086 −0.0087 −3.99%
1981 0.2172 −0.0895 −29.17%
1980 0.3067 −0.0121 −3.78%
1979 0.3188 −0.0179 −5.31%
1978 0.3366 +0.0609 +22.09%
1977 0.2757 −0.0319 −10.37%
1976 0.3076 −0.0213 −6.48%
1975 0.329 +0.0145 +4.63%
1974 0.3144 −0.0363 −10.35%
1973 0.3507 −0.01 −2.77%
1972 0.3607 +0.0319 +9.7%
1971 0.3288 −0.0089 −2.64%
1970 0.3377 −0.0089 −2.57%
1969 0.3466 −0.0184 −5.04%
1968 0.365 −0.009 −2.41%
1967 0.3741 +0.0004 +0.11%
1966 0.3737 +0.0131 +3.64%
1965 0.3605 +0.0119 +3.42%
1964 0.3486 −0.0003 −0.08%
1963 0.3489 −0.0219 −5.92%
1962 0.3708 +0.0198 +5.64%
1961 0.351

Southern Africa, 2023

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

About the indicator

The area of arable land per inhabitant, in hectares. A key resource indicator of food security: countries with little arable land per person must either achieve very high yields or import food. The world value is falling — the area of arable land is barely growing while the population increases.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its arable land over all of its population. The indicator speaks of land endowment, not of yield: a hectare gives different amounts in different climates.

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