Arable land — all countries

Arable land — Eswatini

Arable land in Eswatini in 2023 — 177,000 ha. Ranked 141 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 42.7%.

2023 177,000 ha +0% vs 2022
World rank 141of 206
Period maximum 192,000 ha1989
Period minimum 124,000 ha1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Arable land — Eswatini, 1961–2023120,000140,000160,000180,000200,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 124,000 ha1963: 129,000 ha1965: 140,000 ha1967: 153,000 ha1969: 149,000 ha1971: 149,000 ha1973: 168,000 ha1975: 167,000 ha1977: 149,000 ha1979: 184,000 ha1981: 134,000 ha1983: 133,000 ha1985: 154,000 ha1987: 164,000 ha1989: 192,000 ha1991: 183,000 ha1993: 178,000 ha1995: 178,000 ha1997: 178,000 ha1999: 178,000 ha2001: 178,000 ha2003: 178,000 ha2005: 178,000 ha2007: 177,000 ha2009: 177,000 ha2011: 177,000 ha2013: 177,000 ha2015: 177,000 ha2017: 177,000 ha2019: 177,000 ha2021: 177,000 ha2023: 177,000 ha
Change over the period: +53,000 (+42.74%) Average annual rate: 0.58 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Eswatini 177,000 ha
World computed 1.38B ha
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 240M ha
Southern Africa computed 13.59M ha
Arable land — Eswatini, by year Eswatini All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 177,000 +0 +0%
2022 177,000 +0 +0%
2021 177,000 +0 +0%
2020 177,000 +0 +0%
2019 177,000 +0 +0%
2018 177,000 +0 +0%
2017 177,000 +0 +0%
2016 177,000 +0 +0%
2015 177,000 +0 +0%
2014 177,000 +0 +0%
2013 177,000 +0 +0%
2012 177,000 +0 +0%
2011 177,000 +0 +0%
2010 177,000 +0 +0%
2009 177,000 +0 +0%
2008 177,000 +0 +0%
2007 177,000 +0 +0%
2006 177,000 −1,000 −0.56%
2005 178,000 +0 +0%
2004 178,000 +0 +0%
2003 178,000 +0 +0%
2002 178,000 +0 +0%
2001 178,000 +0 +0%
2000 178,000 +0 +0%
1999 178,000 +0 +0%
1998 178,000 +0 +0%
1997 178,000 +0 +0%
1996 178,000 +0 +0%
1995 178,000 +0 +0%
1994 178,000 +0 +0%
1993 178,000 −1,000 −0.56%
1992 179,000 −4,000 −2.19%
1991 183,000 +3,000 +1.67%
1990 180,000 −12,000 −6.25%
1989 192,000 +15,000 +8.47%
1988 177,000 +13,000 +7.93%
1987 164,000 +10,000 +6.49%
1986 154,000 +0 +0%
1985 154,000 −15,000 −8.88%
1984 169,000 +36,000 +27.07%
1983 133,000 +0 +0%
1982 133,000 −1,000 −0.75%
1981 134,000 −49,000 −26.78%
1980 183,000 −1,000 −0.54%
1979 184,000 −4,000 −2.13%
1978 188,000 +39,000 +26.17%
1977 149,000 −12,000 −7.45%
1976 161,000 −6,000 −3.59%
1975 167,000 +12,000 +7.74%
1974 155,000 −13,000 −7.74%
1973 168,000 +0 +0%
1972 168,000 +19,000 +12.75%
1971 149,000 +0 +0%
1970 149,000 +0 +0%
1969 149,000 −4,000 −2.61%
1968 153,000 +0 +0%
1967 153,000 +4,000 +2.68%
1966 149,000 +9,000 +6.43%
1965 140,000 +8,000 +6.06%
1964 132,000 +3,000 +2.33%
1963 129,000 −5,000 −3.73%
1962 134,000 +10,000 +8.06%
1961 124,000

Southern Africa, 2023

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About the indicator

The area of arable land: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for up to five years. It differs from agricultural land in excluding pasture and permanent crops — and since pasture makes up most of agricultural land, arable land is usually about a third the size. The world area of arable land has barely grown since the 1990s: the added output of recent decades came from yields, not from an expansion of fields.

Important: Land lying fallow for up to five years is included, abandoned land is not. Permanent crops — orchards, vineyards, plantations — do not count as arable land.

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