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Eswatini: Arable land (hectares)

177,000hectares · 20240.0% since 2014

Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Annual figures for Eswatini from 1961 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (hectares)Note
2024177,000
2023177,000
2022177,000
2021177,000
2020177,000
2019177,000
2018177,000
2017177,000
2016177,000
2015177,000
2014177,000
2013177,000
2012177,000
2011177,000
2010177,000
2009177,000
2008177,000
2007177,000
2006177,000
2005178,000
2004178,000
2003178,000
2002178,000
2001178,000
2000178,000
1999178,000
1998178,000
1997178,000
1996178,000
1995178,000
1994178,000
1993178,000
1992179,000
1991183,000
1990180,000
1989192,000
1988177,000
1987164,000
1986154,000
1985154,000
1984169,000
1983133,000
1982133,000
1981134,000
1980183,000
1979184,000
1978188,000
1977149,000
1976161,000
1975167,000
1974155,000
1973168,000
1972168,000
1971149,000
1970149,000
1969149,000
1968153,000
1967153,000
1966149,000
1965140,000
1964132,000
1963129,000
1962134,000
1961124,000

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Arable land (hectares). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-arable-land (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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