How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Namibia?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Eswatini vs Namibia: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops

Eswatini

0.2742

in 2023

Namibia

0.2735

in 2023

Eswatini rank

112th

Namibia rank

113th

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops over time

Eswatini
Namibia

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 0.2742 against 0.2735 in Namibia, a difference of 0.0007.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Namibia ahead.

Eswatini ranks 112th and Namibia ranks 113th of 163 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 1 and Namibia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eswatini	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.8668	0.8803	0.0135	Namibia
1970s	0.53	0.7405	0.2105	Namibia
1980s	0.3305	0.6246	0.2941	Namibia
1990s	0.3565	0.5893	0.2329	Namibia
2000s	0.33	0.3992	0.0693	Namibia
2010s	0.279	0.3099	0.0309	Namibia
2020s	0.2713	0.2637	0.0076	Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops, Eswatini or Namibia?: Eswatini, at 0.2742 against 0.2735 in Namibia as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Eswatini and Namibia?: 0.0007, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Namibia?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Eswatini and Namibia rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?: Eswatini ranks 112th and Namibia ranks 113th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).