Land under cereal production — all countries

Land under cereal production — Eswatini

Land under cereal production in Eswatini in 2023 — 71,001 ha. Ranked 139 in the world out of 180. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 33.6%.

2023 71,001 ha −12.2% vs 2022
World rank 139of 180
Period maximum 112,262 ha1970
Period minimum 29,045 ha2016

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Land under cereal production — Eswatini, 1961–2023050,000100,000150,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 106,902 ha1963: 84,012 ha1965: 83,507 ha1967: 103,299 ha1969: 110,564 ha1971: 71,851 ha1973: 82,959 ha1975: 71,254 ha1977: 57,209 ha1979: 75,732 ha1981: 58,822 ha1983: 46,126 ha1985: 87,228 ha1987: 80,845 ha1989: 94,572 ha1991: 60,053 ha1993: 61,944 ha1995: 70,091 ha1997: 73,022 ha1999: 76,550 ha2001: 59,040 ha2003: 68,881 ha2005: 57,597 ha2007: 48,518 ha2009: 59,312 ha2011: 57,596 ha2013: 88,796 ha2015: 67,150 ha2017: 69,845 ha2019: 76,328 ha2021: 70,794 ha2023: 71,001 ha
Change over the period: −35,901 (−33.58%) Average annual rate: -0.66 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Eswatini 71,001 ha
World 738M ha
Southern Africa computed 4.01M ha
Land under cereal production — Eswatini, by year Eswatini All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 71,001 −9,866 −12.2%
2022 80,867 +10,073 +14.23%
2021 70,794 +1,095 +1.57%
2020 69,699 −6,629 −8.68%
2019 76,328 −14,638 −16.09%
2018 90,966 +21,121 +30.24%
2017 69,845 +40,800 +140.47%
2016 29,045 −38,105 −56.75%
2015 67,150 −22,089 −24.75%
2014 89,239 +443 +0.5%
2013 88,796 +25,839 +41.04%
2012 62,957 +5,361 +9.31%
2011 57,596 −14,093 −19.66%
2010 71,689 +12,377 +20.87%
2009 59,312 −2,008 −3.27%
2008 61,320 +12,802 +26.39%
2007 48,518 +387 +0.8%
2006 48,131 −9,466 −16.43%
2005 57,597 +1,933 +3.47%
2004 55,664 −13,217 −19.19%
2003 68,881 −190 −0.28%
2002 69,071 +10,031 +16.99%
2001 59,040 −10,703 −15.35%
2000 69,743 −6,807 −8.89%
1999 76,550 +13,749 +21.89%
1998 62,801 −10,221 −14%
1997 73,022 +4,369 +6.36%
1996 68,653 −1,438 −2.05%
1995 70,091 +2,575 +3.81%
1994 67,516 +5,572 +9%
1993 61,944 +434 +0.71%
1992 61,510 +1,457 +2.43%
1991 60,053 −25,598 −29.89%
1990 85,651 −8,921 −9.43%
1989 94,572 −12,271 −11.49%
1988 106,843 +25,998 +32.16%
1987 80,845 +8,105 +11.14%
1986 72,740 −14,488 −16.61%
1985 87,228 +1,622 +1.89%
1984 85,606 +39,480 +85.59%
1983 46,126 −15,881 −25.61%
1982 62,007 +3,185 +5.41%
1981 58,822 −16,911 −22.33%
1980 75,733 +1 +0%
1979 75,732 +18,523 +32.38%
1978 57,209 +0 +0%
1977 57,209 −14,901 −20.66%
1976 72,110 +856 +1.2%
1975 71,254 −8,764 −10.95%
1974 80,018 −2,941 −3.55%
1973 82,959 +8,879 +11.99%
1972 74,080 +2,229 +3.1%
1971 71,851 −40,411 −36%
1970 112,262 +1,698 +1.54%
1969 110,564 +3,094 +2.88%
1968 107,470 +4,171 +4.04%
1967 103,299 +5,987 +6.15%
1966 97,312 +13,805 +16.53%
1965 83,507 +217 +0.26%
1964 83,290 −722 −0.86%
1963 84,012 −20,127 −19.33%
1962 104,139 −2,763 −2.58%
1961 106,902

Southern Africa, 2023

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About the indicator

The area harvested for cereal crops: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, millet and mixes. It is the harvested area rather than the sown area, so with two harvests a year one field is counted twice — which is exactly why in the tropics the land under cereals can exceed the area of arable land. Together with the grain harvest this series gives the yield, which is what explains the growth of world production with areas almost unchanged.

Important: Harvested area, not sown area: a field with two harvests a year is counted twice. Land under cereals grown for animal feed is included, land cut for hay is not.

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