Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Eswatini
Eswatini: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.2742 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Eswatini, 1961–2023
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.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Eswatini is 0.2742, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Eswatini peaked at 1.13 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.2637, in 2022.
Eswatini ranks 112th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8668 | 0.6439 | 1.13 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.53 | 0.4749 | 0.599 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3305 | 0.2857 | 0.4475 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3565 | 0.3226 | 0.3988 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.33 | 0.3078 | 0.3616 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.279 | 0.2655 | 0.2985 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2713 | 0.2637 | 0.281 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 109 Philippines 0.2893 compare
- 110 Mauritania 0.2863 compare
- 111 Bahamas 0.2849 compare
- 113 Namibia 0.2735 compare
- 114 Algeria 0.2733 compare
- 115 South Africa 0.2729 compare
More reference data data for Eswatini
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3694 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.45 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.5399 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.7504 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.6507 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 166.82 2010 = 100 (2019)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Eswatini?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Eswatini was 0.2742 in 2023, according to 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.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 in 1962.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2637 in 2022.
- How does Eswatini rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Eswatini ranks 112th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).