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.
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)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.75 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 27.7% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.484 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1786 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1786 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.2035 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 25.4% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.605 (2023)
- Population living in slums 17.0% (2022)
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.