Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Eswatini
Eswatini: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty was 1,228 kg per hectare in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Eswatini, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Eswatini is 1,228 kg per hectare, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 23.1% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Eswatini peaked at 2,170 kg per hectare in 1995 and was at its lowest, 567.6 kg per hectare, in 2007.
That places Eswatini 153rd out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,284 kg per hectare | — |
| 1991 | 1,050 kg per hectare | -18.2% |
| 1992 | 1,554 kg per hectare | +48.0% |
| 1993 | 1,381 kg per hectare | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 1,272 kg per hectare | -7.9% |
| 1995 | 2,170 kg per hectare | +70.6% |
| 1996 | 1,757 kg per hectare | -19.0% |
| 1997 | 1,906 kg per hectare | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 1,898 kg per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 1,634 kg per hectare | -13.9% |
| 2000 | 1,633 kg per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1,418 kg per hectare | -13.2% |
| 2002 | 996.5 kg per hectare | -29.7% |
| 2003 | 1,024 kg per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 1,246 kg per hectare | +21.7% |
| 2005 | 1,317 kg per hectare | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 1,423 kg per hectare | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 567.6 kg per hectare | -60.1% |
| 2008 | 1,001 kg per hectare | +76.4% |
| 2009 | 1,290 kg per hectare | +28.8% |
| 2010 | 1,205 kg per hectare | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 1,344 kg per hectare | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 1,337 kg per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1,367 kg per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 1,362 kg per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1,260 kg per hectare | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 1,225 kg per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 1,240 kg per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 1,272 kg per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 1,280 kg per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1,287 kg per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1,438 kg per hectare | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 1,597 kg per hectare | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 1,228 kg per hectare | -23.1% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 1,228 kg per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,085 kg per hectare, 59% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 1,228 kg per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,342 kg per hectare, 91% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Eswatini changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +76.4% | 567.6 kg per hectare | 1,001 kg per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,591 kg per hectare | 1,050 kg per hectare | 2,170 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,192 kg per hectare | 567.6 kg per hectare | 1,633 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,289 kg per hectare | 1,205 kg per hectare | 1,367 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,388 kg per hectare | 1,228 kg per hectare | 1,597 kg per hectare | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More poverty & inequality data for Eswatini
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.75 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -23.13 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 27.73 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 27.7% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 20.83 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Eswatini?
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Eswatini was 1,228 kg per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 2,170 kg per hectare in 1995.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 567.6 kg per hectare in 2007.
- How does Eswatini rank for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Eswatini ranks 153rd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.